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  1. Tim Mocarski @[email protected] ·

    "A nation is formed by the willingness of each of us to share in the responsibility for upholding the common good."

    Barbara Jordan

    #quoteoftheday #NationBuilding #CommonGood #Responsibility #InItTogether

    #quoteoftheday #nationbuilding #commongood #responsibility #inittogether
  2. 💧🌏 Greg Cocks @[email protected] ·

    Terra Nostra, 1550-1950 - The Stories Behind Canada's Maps [lunchtime reading for a #mapnerd]
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    mqup.ca/terra-nostra--1550-195 <-- link to book details
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    [a wonderful description of maps in their exploration, historic, cultural, economic and political settings]
    “Maps have been invaluable throughout Canada's history. They promised fame and fortune to early merchant-adventurers and guided army commanders. They legitimized a politician's dominion and allowed businessmen to stake new claims. And they helped ordinary citizens build communities. Terra Nostra celebrates the mapping of Canada, in part by telling the stories of the exceptional individuals who helped to create the maps..."
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #Canada #history #maps #cartography #gischat #context #historic #nationbuilding #historicmaps #economics #politics #exploration #culture #cultural #appliedscience #cartographie #geography #maplesyrup #Chesterfield

    #gis #spatial #mapping #canada #history #maps