The Historical Atlas of Canada was a three-volume collaborative research and
publishing project, finished in 1993, which used maps text and other graphics to
explore themes in the history of Canada. The Historical Atlas of Canada was
published in English and French versions, the last volume in 1993. In 1998, the
Concise Historical Atlas of Canada was published, a selection of plates from the
original volumes, with new essays connecting them. The Atlas uses thematic
mapping to describe events, issues or patterns in Canada's development.
The Historical Atlas of Canada Online Learning Project is intended to make
the maps and data generated for the Atlas available to a wider audience by
re-designing them for the Internet. This is being accomplished by creating a web
site which includes conventional text and image pages, but where the main focus
is on interactive maps. By enabling users to zoom in and out on map displays,
turn map layers on or off, and access the tables of data behind the maps, the
map-viewing experience becomes active exploration of the data and themes
presented.
