Historical Atlas of Vancouver & the Lower Fraser Valley

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