| Summary: | Contains all data for maps in the "Exploration" theme in the Historical Atlas of Canada Online Learning Project. Legend and Sources pages for each unit are captured from the HACOLP website as they were available in 2020. Exploration routes compiled for the Historical Atlas of Canada printed volumes; attribute data added for the Historical Atlas of Canada Online Learning Project. Documentation and explanations of the data are in the file: HACOLP_Explorers_Distribution_Info_20161205.pdf Contents: UNIT 5: Exploring the Atlantic Coast, 16th, 17th Centuries Principal Explorations, 1497-1632 UNIT 6: French Exploration, 17th, 18th Centuries French Exploration, 1603-1751 UNIT 7: Exploration from Hudson Bay, 17th to 19th Centuries Exploration from Hudson Bay, 1610-1821 UNIT 8: Exploration in the Far West, 18th, 19th Centuries Exploration of the Far West, 1741-1821 UNIT 8.5: Exploration to Mid-19th Century Exploration, 1818-1851 UNIT 9: Exploration and Assessment to 1944 Arctic Exploration, 1851-1944 UNIT 9.5: Summary of Exploration through Four Centuries Summary of Exploration, 1497-1891 NOTE: All of these maps show the selected explorers' complete routes for the time period, with the exception of Unit 9.5, which shows the section of the selected explorer's route which explored an area 'for the first time'.
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