Historical Atlas of Canada

R. Louis Gentilcore is Professor of Geography at McMaster University in Hamilton. His research interest for many years has been in the historical geography of Canada, with particular emphasis on settlement development in eastern Canada in the nineteenth century.

'Students, teachers and researchers will find it to be an immensely valuable and refreshing work of reference.' -- David Oancia Saint John Telegraph-Journal 'It startles us into realizing that man's relation to the land is ever-changing and cumulative.' -- Duncan McDowall Canadian Geographic 'An accessible up-to-date interpretation of our country's history through maps and graphs.' -- Joy Fielding Chatelaine 'A thing of beauty and a mine of information.' -- James StewarMontreal Gazette