Historical Atlas of the United States, with Original Maps

Historical Atlas of the United States, with Original Maps

Author: Derek Hayes

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13: 9781553652052

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Using more than five hundred historical maps from collections around the world, this stunning book is the first to tell the story of America's past from a unique geographical perspective. Covering more than half a millennium in U.S. history -- from conception to colonization to Hurricane Katrina -- this atlas documents the discoveries and explorations, the intrigue and negotiations, the technology and the will that led the United States to become what it is today. Richly detailed, visually breathtaking maps are accompanied by extended captions that elucidate the stories and personalities behind their creation. Coasts and mountains, rivers and lakes, and peaks and plains are described by explorers encountering them for the first time. These maps can convey explorers' ideas of what lay over the mountains ahead, their notions about what was discovered, and their explanations of the land's potential for sponsors back home. The maps can also show a promoter's attempt to sell his project to settlers or a general's assessment of a coming battle. They chart the wars that created and molded the country: the French and Indian War and the War for Independence; the Mexican and Civil Wars; the numerous Indian wars; as well as more localized battles of conquest and survival. Readers can follow the progression of map creation and design as more knowledge was gained about the American continent. Distilling an enormous amount of information into one handsome volume, the Historical Atlas of the United States highlights the evolution of geographical knowledge at the same time that it presents a fascinating chronicle of the expansion and development of a nation.


British Columbia

British Columbia

Author: Derek Hayes

Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre Limited

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 9781926812571

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Winner of the Lieutenant-Governor's Medal for Historical Writing, the BC Book Prizes' Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize, the Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award, and the Basil Stuart-Stubbs Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Book on British Columbia. Over 900 maps tell the story of the planners, schemers, gold seekers and fur traders who built Canada's westernmost province. When gold was discovered in quantity in 1858, leading to the gold rush that created British Columbia, the interior of the province was mostly unknown except for the routes blazed by fur traders. Thirteen years later, British Columbia became a province of Canada, and a transcontinental railway was built to connect the land west of the Rocky Mountains with the rest of the country. The efforts of these explorers, fur traders, gold seekers and railway builders involved the production of maps that showed what they had found and what they proposed to do -- the plans and the strategies that created the province we know today. Master map historian Derek Hayes continues his renowned Historical Atlas Series with a richly rewarding treasure trove, bringing to light the dramatic history of British Columbia. Ranging from maps by early Aboriginal inhabitants and by the Europeans who arrived to explore and exploit the province's vast resource wealth -- to the maps drawn by those who, decades later, prepared for war, built dams and tracked murders -- the over 900 maps in this collection, two-thirds of which are published for the first time, reveal the thoughts and plans of the dreamers, explorers and dynasty makers who built today's British Columbia. This is a history of both the dreams that came true and those that didn't -- yet all are part of the dramatic tale of the forging of Canada's western frontier.


Historical Atlas of the United States

Historical Atlas of the United States

Author: National Geographic Society (U.S.)

Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 9780870449703

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Maps trace the development of the United States, showing environmental, political, social, and economic change


The Penguin Atlas of North American History

The Penguin Atlas of North American History

Author: Colin McEvedy

Publisher: Puffin

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 112

ISBN-13: 9780140511284

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Traces the history of North America from the first appearance of man to 1870, with maps showing the development of native civilization, the arrival of European settlers, and the formative years of the U.S.


Historical Atlas of Exploration

Historical Atlas of Exploration

Author: Angus Konstam

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 9780816042487

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A study of the age of exploration includes short biographies of explorers and their accomplishments, and profiles of cultures such as the Japanese and Inca, and their response to foreign invaders.


Historical Atlas of the Holy Lands

Historical Atlas of the Holy Lands

Author: Karen Farrington

Publisher: Mercury Books

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781904668145

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This book investigates the background of the Bible, not only re-telling the classic stories but looking at the latest archeological evidence to provide a thoroughly up-to-date account.


A Historical Atlas of the Jewish People

A Historical Atlas of the Jewish People

Author: Elie Barnavi

Publisher: Schocken

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780805241273

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The history of the Jews spans more than two millenia and encompasses most parts of the globe--an extraordinary saga which is set forth pictorially in this comprehensive, and richly illustrated and designed volume. With hundreds of brilliantly detailed maps, photographs, and drawings, and chronologies and commentaries by leading experts, A Historical Atlas of the Jewish People is both an authoritative reference work and a sumptuous gift volume.


Historical Atlas of the Middle East

Historical Atlas of the Middle East

Author: Greville Stewart Parker Freeman-Grenville

Publisher:

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13:

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Includes 115 two-color maps, accompanied by clear, concise text, providing a stunning and intriguing visual overview of the Middle East spanning the period from 2050 B.C. to the present.