Why read Historical Atlas of Vancouver and the Lower Fraser Valley?

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Map researcher and collector Derek Hayes here presents the sixth in a series of critically acclaimed, award-winning historical atlases. Gathered together in a single volume for the first time, here are the maps that shaped Vancouver and the surrounding Lower Fraser Valley. More than 370 original maps chart the region’s…

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1 author picked Historical Atlas of Vancouver and the Lower Fraser Valley as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Michael Kluckner

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Historic photos and maps weave a rich tale of the settlement of the southwest corner of British Columbia, complementing Bruce MacDonald's work with an extraordinary range of images, including of the oft-overlooked suburbs and farming communities on Vancouver's doorstep.

Compared with MacDonald's maps, many of the images here are art—birds-eye views by artists from an era before people could fly and others that dream of a great, huge city when, in reality, it was a collection of little cabins.

From Michael's list on figuring out Vancouver.