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Item Details
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MAPMAKER
PHILIP TURNOR IN RUPERT'S LAND IN THE AGE OF ENLIGHTENMENT |
By: |
Barbara Mitchell |
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Hardback |
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£30.99 |
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ISBN 10: |
0889775036 |
ISBN 13: |
9780889775039 |
Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF REGINA PRESS |
Pub. date: |
7 October, 2017 |
Pages: |
352 |
Description: |
A story of exploration, family ties, and how the territorial interests of a large corporation enabled scientific study of the natural world, Mapmaker is the first biography of Philip Turnor, the surveyor who traversed and mapped vast areas of northern Canada. |
Synopsis: |
"[M]arvelous and compelling..." - John Milloy, author of The Plains Cree and A National Crime As the first inland surveyor for the Hudson's Bay Company, Philip Turnor stands tall among the explorers and mapmakers of Canada. Accompanied by Cree guides and his Cree wife, Turnor travelled 15,000 miles by canoe and foot between 1778 and 1792 to produce ten maps, culminating in his magnum opus, a map that was the foundation of all northern geographic knowledge at that time. Barbara Mitchell's biography brings to life the man who taught David Thompson and Peter Fidler how to survey. In her search for Turnor's story, Mitchell discovers her own Cree-Orkney ancestry and that of thousands of others who are descendents of Turnor and his Cree wife. "Mitchell's work adds substantially to a deeper knowledge of Turnor, his life, his work, and to the extent possible, his character. It provides the first close study of his background, writings, career trajectory, and contributions to the mapping of North America." - Jennifer Brown, author of Strangers in Blood: Fur Trade Company Families in Indian Country |
Illustrations: |
35 |
Publication: |
Canada |
Imprint: |
University of Regina Press |
Returns: |
Returnable |
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