Author: HAYES, DEREK
Title: British Columbia a New Historical Atlas
Description: Vancouver BC: Douglas & McIntyre, 2012. Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1926812573. Short tear bottom of DJ and book spine ; Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 13.5 X 10.2 X 1.5 inches; 368 pages; "British Columbia was among the last temperate places on Earth to appear on the map of the world, a function of its position-remote from Europe. When gold was finally discovered in quantity in 1858, leading to the gold rush that created British Columbia as a new colony, the interior was mostly unknown except for the routes blazed by the fur traders seeking the "soft gold" that characterized the exploration of much of Canada. The efforts of the explorers, the fur traders, the gold seekers, and the railway builders all involved the production of maps that showed what they had found, the routes and the settlements, the plans and the strategies that developed the province into what we know today. In British Columbia: A New Historical Atlas, acclaimed map historian Derek Hayes has curated nearly a thousand maps — the majority of which have never been published before —along with concise text, and extensive captions. Added to numerous other illustrations, the result is a geographically visual history, a unique and fascinating viewpoint on our province's past.". Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .
Keywords: 1926812573 Cartography Maps British Columbia History::Canada CARTOGRAPHY
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Title: British Columbia a New Historical Atlas
Description: Vancouver BC: Douglas & McIntyre, 2012. Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1926812573. Short tear bottom of DJ and book spine ; Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; 13.5 X 10.2 X 1.5 inches; 368 pages; "British Columbia was among the last temperate places on Earth to appear on the map of the world, a function of its position-remote from Europe. When gold was finally discovered in quantity in 1858, leading to the gold rush that created British Columbia as a new colony, the interior was mostly unknown except for the routes blazed by the fur traders seeking the "soft gold" that characterized the exploration of much of Canada. The efforts of the explorers, the fur traders, the gold seekers, and the railway builders all involved the production of maps that showed what they had found, the routes and the settlements, the plans and the strategies that developed the province into what we know today. In British Columbia: A New Historical Atlas, acclaimed map historian Derek Hayes has curated nearly a thousand maps — the majority of which have never been published before —along with concise text, and extensive captions. Added to numerous other illustrations, the result is a geographically visual history, a unique and fascinating viewpoint on our province's past.". Very Good in Very Good dust jacket .
Keywords: 1926812573 Cartography Maps British Columbia History::Canada CARTOGRAPHY
Price: US$ 89.95 Seller: Ainsworth Books
- Book number: 20615
- Book number: 20615
See more books from our catalog: Canadiana::British Columbia::Cartography