America discovered : a historical atlas of North American exploration

Format:

Atlas

Title:

America discovered : a historical atlas of North American exploration

Other title(s):

Historical atlas of North American exploration

Author:

Hayes, Derek, 1947-

ISBN:

9781553650492

9781553654506

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 atlas (224 pages) : color illustrations, maps (some color) ; 33 cm

General Note:

Relief shown pictorially and by shading.

Contents:

A continent revealed -- Beginnings -- A new world found -- To the shores of Cathay -- A mainland discovered -- Foundations of a French empire -- Wanderings in the wilderness -- The shores of the South Sea -- No passage but an empire -- The French in Florida -- Fact and fantasy -- A Northern Passage -- New Albion -- A plantation at Roanoke Island -- Six months of winter -- Harbors for ships and men -- Excursions from the Chesapeake -- Hudson finds his river -- Searchers to the north -- A short route to China by way of the river -- Towards the Pole Articke -- First steps inland -- Seeking furs and lost souls -- Finding the Mississippi -- West from Carolina -- An island no more -- Ascending the Missouri -- Explorer's myths--the sea of the West -- Explorer's myths--the river of the West -- Searching for an illusion -- The extream part of America -- The Russian discovery of America -- Crossing the mountains -- Exploring on company time -- Spain moves north -- A west Coast defined -- North West explorations -- The Hudson's Bay Company responds -- No passage to India -- Internal parts of Louisiana -- A quest for fur -- Explorations in Russian Alaska -- The revealing of Artic America -- The flanks of the British Northland -- Sources of the Mississippi -- Exploring the emigrant trails -- Southwest military surveys -- The Great Salt Lake -- The Pacific Railroad surveys -- Exploring a prairie -- The great western surveys -- Final frontier--the North -- An ongoing frontier -- Map catalog -- Select bibliography -- Index.

Summary:

Presents a collection of original maps and historic illustrations to document the exploration of North America. Map researcher Derek Hayes applies his signature approach to a collection of maps that trace the discovery, exploration, and settlement of North America from 1000 A.D. to the present. Rich narratives make over 300 beautiful maps come alive, with North America's coasts, waterways, prairies, and peaks freshly 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.

Subject(s):

Explorers -- North America -- History -- Maps.

North America -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps.

North America -- Historical geography -- Maps.

America -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps.

United States -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps.

Canada -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps.

Geographic Term:

North America -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps.

North America -- Historical geography -- Maps.

America -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps.

United States -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps.

Canada -- Discovery and exploration -- Maps.

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Map researcher Derek Hayes applies his signature approach to a collection of maps that trace the discovery, exploration, and settlement of North America from 1000 A.D. to the present. Rich narratives make over 300 beautiful maps come alive, with North America's coasts, waterways, prairies, and peaks freshly 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.

Reviews (2)

Choice Review

To paraphrase an old saw, "Geography is about maps, history is about chaps," and atlases are about both. This is especially true in Hayes's works: Historical Atlas of Canada (CH, Mar'03, 40-3776), Historical Atlas of the Pacific Northwest (CH, Feb'00, 37-3507), and First Crossing: Alexander Mackenzie (2001). What they all share is a sensitive collection of seductive maps as texts and works of art combined with an informed historical imagination. In the present volume, the object is to display a succession of maps that narrated the encounter with North America from first contact to current extraterrestrial perspectives. Whether motivated by scientific inquiry, economic profit, missionary zeal, geopolitical strategy, or personal pique, exploration-cartography has literally plotted the course of the history and development of North America. Some might find the sequence of imperial and national domination predictable, but the march is illuminated by superbly reproduced maps and vignettes, a scholarly exegesis, and a comprehensive overview of the development of cartography. Consider the index entries under "mapmaking": aerial reconnaissance, astronomical observation, barometers, chronometers, contour maps, GPS, LANDSAT, longitude, Mercator projection, multibeam bathymetry, satellites, seafloor, shadow-relief, sonar, topographical, triangulation. All of the mapmakers are there, from Henry Abbott to Potap Zaikov. This is another prize-winning candidate from Hayes. ^BSumming Up: Essential. All levels/libraries. B. Osborne Queen's University at Kingston

Library Journal Review

Geographer Hayes, author of the spectacularly produced Historical Atlas of the Pacific Northwest and Historical Atlas of the Arctic, here chronicles the discovery and exploration of North America. The narrative text of this handsome volume provides the historical context for 280 carefully selected maps from North American and European collections, faithfully reproduced in full color and ranging in date from the early 16th century to several computer-generated images from the late 20th century. The infamous Vinland Map with a purported date of 1440, is included with the caveat that most scholars consider it to be fake. In addition to extensive captions, all maps are listed in the "Map Catalog," with their sources and accession numbers when applicable. Bottom Line As always, Hayes has chosen maps that fascinate the intellect as well as please the eye. He is particularly fortunate in having a publisher who clearly wanted to produce a book of the highest quality. Highly recommended for all public and academic libraries.-Edward K. Werner, St. Lucie Cty. Lib. Syst., Ft. Pierce, FL (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

A Continent Revealed	p. 6
Beginnings	p. 8
A New World Found	p. 10
To the Shores of Cathay	p. 12
A Mainland Discovered	p. 14
Foundations of a French Empire	p. 18
Wanderings in the Wilderness	p. 20
The Shores of the South Sea	p. 24
No Passage but an Empire	p. 26
The French in Florida	p. 30
Fact and Fantasy	p. 34
A Northern Passage	p. 36
New Albion	p. 38
A Plantation at Roanoke Island	p. 40
Six Months of Winter	p. 44
Harbors for Ships and Men	p. 46
Excursions from the Chesapeake	p. 48
Hudson Finds His River	p. 50
Searches to the North	p. 54
A Short Route to China by Way of the River	p. 58
Towards the Pole Articke	p. 60
First Steps Inland	p. 62
Seeking Furs and Lost Souls	p. 68
Finding the Mississippi	p. 72
West from Carolina	p. 80
An Island No More	p. 84
Ascending the Missouri	p. 86
Explorers' Myths - The Sea of the West	p. 90
Explorers' Myths - The River of the West	p. 92
Searching for an Illusion	p. 96
The Extream Part of America	p. 100
The Russian Discovery of America	p. 102
Crossing the Mountains	p. 106
Exploring on Company Time	p. 112
Spain Moves North	p. 116
A West Coast Defined	p. 126
North West Explorations	p. 130
The Hudson's Bay Company Responds	p. 136
No Passage to India	p. 138
Internal Parts of Louisiana	p. 146
A Quest for Fur	p. 152
Explorations in Russian Alaska	p. 162
The Revealing of Arctic America	p. 164
The Flanks of the British Northland	p. 172
Sources of the Mississippi	p. 174
Exploring the Emigrant Trails	p. 176
Southwest Military Surveys	p. 182
The Great Salt Lake	p. 188
The Pacific Railroad Surveys	p. 190
Exploring a Prairie	p. 194
The Great Western Surveys	p. 197
The Final Frontier - The North	p. 204
An Ongoing Frontier	p. 208
Map Catalog	p. 210
Select Bibliography	p. 218
Index	p. 219

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