Mapmaker - by Barbara Mitchell (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A story of exploration, family ties, and how the territorial interests of a large corporation enabled scientific study of the natural world, Mapmaker is the first biography of Philip Turnor, the surveyor who traversed and mapped vast areas of northern Canada.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>As the first inland surveyor for the Hudson's Bay Company, Philip Turnor stands tall among the explorers and mapmakers of Canada. Accompanied by Cree guides and his Cree wife, Turnor travelled 15,000 miles by canoe and foot between 1778 and 1792 to produce ten maps, culminating in his magnum opus, a map that was the foundation of all northern geographic knowledge at that time. <p/><br>Barbara Mitchell's biography brings to life the man who taught David Thompson and Peter Fidler how to survey. In her search for Turnor's story, Mitchell discovers her own Cree-Orkney ancestry and that of thousands of others who are descendents of Turnor and his Cree wife.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Mitchell shows the human side of map-making through reconstructions of Turnor's daily life ... The result is a wonderfully detailed and convincing portrait of early Canadian life in the era of Indigenous-European trade.--Lyle Dick "Canada's History"<br><br>Where books on Canada, indigenous life, exploration, or genealogy are favorites, this historical account is a must.--Henrietta Verma "Library Journal"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Barbara Mitchell</b> is co-author of a two-volume biography of W.O. Mitchell, <i>Beginnings to Who Has Seen the Wind</i> and <i>The Years of Fame.</i> She lives in Otonabee, Ontario.</p>
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