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History of Canada in 10 Maps

By T_mackinnon @tedmackinnon

History of Canada in 10 MapsHistory of Canada in 10 Maps: Epic Stories of Charting a Mysterious Land

Adam Shoalts's A History of Canada in 10 Maps consists of several fascinating stories behind some of the people and maps that helped define Canada.

Every map tells a story, and every map has a purpose ...

The historic century old maps covered in the book are far from the tattered little road maps that most people grew up with stashed in the glove compartment of their family cars. these are large hand drawn maps based many containing fantastic cartographic illustrations based on actual field discoveries. This well written tribute to some of Canada's early explorers; perfectly blends together story telling, cartography, history and geography together to help bring to life Canada's story through the eyes of these legendary map makers .

Adam Shoalts's book is a must read for anybody with interests in Canadian history, geography, and exploration. It makes a fine addition to any geographic library ...

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