The Historical Atlas of Canada - 3 volumes

Geoffrey J. Matthews

Published by University of Toronto Press, 1987

About this Item

Historical Atlas of Canada: Volume 1 From the Beginning to 1800; Volume 2 The Land Transformed 1800 1891; Volume 3 Addressing the Twentieth Century; Geoffrey J. Matthews, Cartographer/Designer; various editors; University of Toronto Press, Toronto Buffalo London, 1987, 1993, 1990. The research, cartography, and publication of this work have been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Geoffrey J. Matthews has been Chief Cartographer, University of Toronto, for the past thirty years and he has been cartographer for 20 previous atlases. His Economic Atlas of Ontario won the Leipzig Award for the most beautiful book in the world in 1970. In three magnificent volumes, the Historical Atlas of Canada traces the development of Canada and its peoples from prehistoric millennia to the middle of the twentieth century. The largest cartographic project ever undertaken in Canada, it represents the work of highly accomplished cartographers and a wide range of scholars from across the country. From their collective expertise emerges an exciting new vision of Canada s past a fascinating story told in unforgettable images. Note that volume two was the last book published. Here are snippets of praise for volumes 1 and 3 as printed on the back of the dust jacket: The reader is likely to return again and again with wonder and gratitude to these gorgeous pages Toronto Globe and Mail; What sets the work in a class of its own is the astonishingly diverse areas that it addresses Maclean s magazine; A beautifully designed book, this atlas is an essential contribution to North American history College & Research Libraries News. These three folio volumes measuring 368mm X 265mm, are bound in green, blue, and black cloth, all with gilt lettering. Volume 1 198 pages, Volume 2 184 pages, and Volume 3 197 pages. All volumes are in fine condition in fine dust jackets that are now in protective mylar wraps. A truly magnificent set of atlases that are a speciality of the high-class University of Toronto Press. These books will require additional postage. Seller Inventory # 2255

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Historical Atlas of Canada - 3 volumes

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Publication Date: 1987

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine