Pathfinders and Passageways: the Exploration of Canada
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Explorers of Canada from their published accounts, wherever possible, of their travels. Where these first-hand accounts do not exist, manuscript selections or citations from works published by their contemporaries are included. Browse by an alphabetical listing of names or by time period. Artistic works, maps, and artifacts are displayed throughout the site. The site is supplemented by thematic essays on mapmaking and transportation, as well texts on other topics recurrent in the history of exploration in Canada. See The Mapmakers: An Essay in Four Parts to learn more about the history of cartography.
