British Columbia a new historical atlas
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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. |
| Author(s): | Derek Hayes |
| Document: | Book · Hardcover · CIRC [ 1 ] |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
| Published: | 2012 |
| Physical Description: | 1 atlas (368 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 35 cm |
| Genre: | Atlases |
| Contents: | A geographical view of British Columbia's history First inhabitants First Nations A coast unknown Were the Chinese first? Juan de Fuca's straight Water, water, everywhere The Spanish move north The world finds British Columbia : Britain's great navigator ; A French response ; In search of the sea otter The Spanish return British explorers : George Vancouver ; Overland from Canada ; A river not the Columbia ; The great mapmaker New Caledonia Fort Langley : Fort Victoria ; Seven shillings a year British British Columbia: Making the boundary The golden colony The royal engineers Gold field justice The Chilcotin massacre A northern boundary Gold in the Cariboo The Cariboo road Settlement on Burrard Inlet Vancouver Island gold Connecting to the world The San Juan boundary dispute Gold on Wild Horse Creek Sam Steele's Fort Omineca gold Alexander's amazing map Metlakatla Baillie-Grohman's canal scheme The transcontinental connection The railway belt The city of Emory Murder on the Canadian Pacific Farwell Kamloops : The terminal city Streetcars for growth Lower Mainland municipalities Opening the Okanagan Early Kelowna Victorian Victoria The Island railway : The Victoria & Sidney Railway A mineral bonanza : Nelson and the Silver King ; The Silvery Slocan ; Rossland and Trail ; Kimberley and the Sullivan ; Fernie and Coal ; The Boundary and Phoenix ; Fairview ; Hedley and the nickel plate ; A chance find ; Britannia ; Fire Mountain and Tipella More railways for Vancouver Northern gold The steamboat connection The coast-to-Kootenay railway Nicola Valley coal Island coal Fishing for salmon A northern treaty The Alaska boundary dispute The booming Lower Mainland Grand Trunk Pacific Canberra north The mapmaking missionary The Doukhobors Gentlemen farmers Interurbans Canadian Northern Tunnels through the mountains Prince George eventually Railways everywhere Surveying British Columbia Population and pre-emption settling soldiers Marketing the B.C. Rockies Roads left and right Reclaiming Sumas Lake Vancouver between wars Serving the coast The Champagne safari Provincial parks Flying west of the mountains Defending the coast A highway to Alaska Post-war British Columbia : The Cold War ; British Columbia's railway Kitimat and Kemano A mountain of copper : Land lost, land gained ; British Columbia's fleet ; Power for the people ; Roads to freeways ; Now you know us-eh? New treaties |
| Subjects: | Atlas, Atlases, Bildband, British Columbia, British Columbia Discovery and exploration Maps, British Columbia Historical geography Maps, British Columbia History, British Columbia History Maps, Discoveries in geography, Geschichte, Historical geography, Historische Landeskunde, History, Karte, Maps, atlases |
| Related Places: | British Columbia |
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Here are a list of places where this title can be found and the various formats it can be found in.
| Collection | Resource | Available | Edition | Published | Publisher |
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| The Cascade District: Encyclopedia Library | Book | Hardcover | 1st Edition | 2012 | Douglas & McIntyre |
Last updated: 2024-06-13