America discovered : a historical atlas of North American exploration
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Hayes, Derek, 1947-
Published
Vancouver ; Douglas & McIntyre, 2009.
Format
Book
Edition
1st pbk. ed.
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224 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 32 cm
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Main Library - Adult
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Published
Vancouver ; Douglas & McIntyre, 2009.
Edition
1st pbk. ed.
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (page 218) and index.
Description
Presents a collection of original maps and historic illustrations to document the exploration and settlement of North America from 1000 A.D. to the present, with North America's coasts, waterways, prairies, and peaks described by explorers such as Columbus, Coronado, and Lewis and Clark as they encounter these territories for the first time. A final spread discusses modern scientific exploration and includes a detailed catalog and index of the maps.

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America -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps.
Canada -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps.
Canada -- Historical geography -- Maps.
Explorers -- North America -- History -- Maps.
Maps.
North America -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps.
North America -- Historical geography -- Maps.
United States -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps.
United States -- Historical geography -- Maps.