Historical Atlas of Vancouver & the Lower Fraser Valley by Derek Hayes - 2006

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Douglas & McIntyre, Limited, 2006. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 2007. (CAD) 1st printing of the First paperback edition No markings, a tiny nick to the top edge of front cover, and two tiny scratch marks to the back cover, Very Good. Wraps, 192pp, index, 370 original maps. This is a historical geography of the city of Vancouver and the lower Fraser Valley as shown through maps. They depict the fledging colonial outpost, the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway, through to its emergence as a post-war Pacific metropolis. Some of the maps show a very different city than we know it today: a dam at Second Narrows, an airport at English Bay, a vast dockland at the tip of Point Grey, a network of downtown freeways, and the city extended out into the Strait of Georgia! (2.8 JM HOJ 300/3. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

A tight, clean, and unmarked copy-" Renowned author and map historian Derek Hayes provides a new and unique perspective on the Lower Mainland's colorful past. Gathered together in a single volume for the first time, here are the maps that shaped Vancouver and its region, the Lower Fraser Valley. More than 370 original maps chart the region's development beginning with the years of discovery and exploration. They depict its days as a fledgling colonial outpost, its appearance on the world scene after the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway, to its emergence as a post-war Pacific metropolis. Included are many fascinating plans for schemes that never got off the drawing board. This is the sixth in a series of critically acclaimed, award-winning historical atlases researched, written, and designed by Derek HayesMore than 370 maps chart the growth of Vancouver and the Fraser Valley from the years of discovery and exploration. 1 atlas (192 p.): ill. (some col.), maps (some col.); 30 cm