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Early cartographers (mapmakers) relied on written or oral descriptions. Known as “tabula descripo” in Latin, these earliest maps were often more fanciful than accurate. But in the so-called Age of Discovery (roughly 15th to 17th century), more precise, firsthand map-making was possible. The 17th-century Frenchman Samuel de Champlain, for example, w...
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Cartography has served to erase Indigenous names, knowledge, histories and presence across traditional territories. For Indigenous perspectives on mapping, explore these online resources. (Compiled for anonline version of a cartography exhibitby Toronto Public Library). Native Land. Tool and app that maps out Indigenous territories, treaties and la...
North America - Treaty of Utrecht 1713, from Lawrence J. Burpee, editor, AN HISTORICAL ATLAS OF CANADA, Toronto, Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1927
Oct 17, 2020 · 272 pages : 35 cm. "The Historical Atlas of Canada covers a period of a thousand years and contains essentially all the historically significant maps of the country. Here are the often colourful, sometimes bizarre charts of European explores who discovered Canada while seeking an easier westerly route to the spices of the Orient.
Historical Atlas of Canada Online Learning Project. Territorial Timeline: 1670-1713. 1670 Hudson's Bay Co. grant. England by Royal Charter grants sole trading rights in the Hudson Bay drainage Basin to the Hudson's Bay Company. 1713 France yields Rupert's Land, Acadia, and Newfoundland.
The yellow lines highlight boundaries established or altered in 1713. A major international agreement between colonial powers has established British control in some contentious areas, and created new conflict with France in others. Try This:
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For the past three decades there has been a vigorous and unprecedented production of national, regional, provincial, and thematic atlases in Canada. This activity parallels a worldwide proliferation of atlases (well over 8 500) in which a very wide range of topics has been mapped.
