Concise Historical Atlas of CanadaThe Concise Historical Atlas of Canada is a beautiful record of Canada's peoples and development. The book combines text and graphic material to create an extraordinarily rich picture of Canada's past, and presents a splendid visual record of the roots of our society and the evolution of the intensely regional, culturally diverse nation we know today. Based on the best-selling three-volume Historical Atlas of Canada, the Concise distills the best and most important plates into a single, comprehensive, thematically organized volume. It represents more than 20 years of collaborative effort between highly accomplished cartographers and a wide range of scholars. The goal of the Concise Historical Atlas of Canada is simple: to summarize Canadian history from prehistory through to the latter part of the twentieth century. To accomplish this goal, the editors selected 67 plates from the nearly 200 plates found in the full set. Each plate is a double-page spread of maps, graphics, legends, and text on a single subject or theme, and is accompanied by a bibliographical note at the end of the volume. Collectively, the plates represent both the crucial events and the continuity of life that made Canada. The editors intend their selection to mirror the social and economic experiences of ordinary people more than the political and military activities associated with individual heroes. While the plates selected from the full three-volume set are used without modification, the Concise Historical Atlas of Canada follows its own organizational structure. Plates have been grouped under three headings: 'National Perspectives,' 'Defining Episodes,' and 'Regional Patterns,' each with a new introductory essay. 'National Perspectives' gives overarching views of the land mass and the process of nation building. Among the topics covered are prehistoric and Native Canada, exploration, the establishment of boundaries, settlement and population patterns, and the development of transportation, urbanization, the economy, and society. 'Defining Episodes' refers to important historical events such as dramatic migrations, wars, and depressions - turning points of national importance. 'Regional Patterns' focuses on smaller parts of the Canadian experience, presents specific case studies of historical trends, and considers events and developments in greater detail over limited periods. The Concise Historical Atlas of Canada is a unique tribute to our history and a significant contribution to Canadians' understanding of one another. It provides a comprehensive overview of the life of ordinary people, one that can as usefully be read for pleasure as for research. Fully cross-referenced, it also serves as a guide to the three-volume set enabling readers to pursue topics of special interest in greater depth. |
Contents
Environmental Change after 9000 BCE 14 | 6 |
Native Cultural Sequences 6th Century to European Contact 19 | 8 |
Native Population and Subsistence 17th Century 118 | 10 |
Native Canada ca 1820 169 | 12 |
Exploring the Atlantic Coast 16th and 17th Centuries 119 | 14 |
Exploration 17th 18th Centuries 136 | 16 |
Exploration from Hudson Bay 18th Century 158 | 18 |
Exploration in the Far Northwest 18th and 19th Centuries 167 | 20 |
The Quest for Universal Schooling 18511891 II55 | 164 |
DEFINING EPISODES 34 The French Origins of the Canadian Population 16081759 145 | 165 |
The War of 1812 18121814 1122 | 166 |
Transatlantic Migrations 18151865 19 | 167 |
The Impact of the Great Depression 1930s III41 | 168 |
REGIONAL PATTERNS 43 Trade in Interior America 16541666 137 | 169 |
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Resettling the St Lawrence Valley 16081760 146 | 171 |
Exploration and Assessment to 1891 13 | 152 |
Territorial Growth to 1900 II21 | 153 |
The Canadian Population 1871 1891 II29 | 154 |
Population Changes 19411961 III59 | 155 |
The Emergence of a Transportation System 18371852 II25 | 156 |
The Emergence of the Urban System 18881932 III10 | 157 |
Canadian North Atlantic Trade 17th and 18th Centuries 148 | 158 |
Primary Production 18911926 III5 | 159 |
The Changing Structure of Manufacturing 18791930 III7 | 160 |
The Look of Domestic Building 1891 16 | 162 |
Upper Canada to 1856 II14 | 172 |
Trade to the Middle of the 19th Century II15 | 173 |
The Developing Industrial Heartland 18711891 II48 | 174 |
The Emergence of Corporate Toronto 18901930 III15 | 175 |
Ruperts Land from 1670 157 | 176 |
Peopling the Prairies 18911931 III17 | 177 |
Gold and Population in British Columbia 18581881 1136 | 178 |
Resource Development on the Shield 18911928 III16 | 179 |