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>Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 09:12:47 -0400
>From: [log in to unmask] (James Boxall)
>Subject: Re: Canadian Place Names Book
Linda (and other Maps-l folk)
I have the book in hand....
actually, my faithful assistant has it because he is the reviews editor for
the ACMLA Bulletin..and he is about to get someone to review that copy.....
SO IF ANYONE wants to review the book (hint hint Linda)....contact Geoff
Brown at [log in to unmask]
you get to keep the book when you pass in your review :-)
The text is a listing of places (not all) with the history of the place (who
discovered it, when, why, important events).....
a "true" gaz it is not (no latitudes, logitudes, elevations, populations)....
BUT ! The author (William B. Hamilton) has done a great job..it reminds me
of another great text done in a similar way....Place-Names and Places of
Nova Scotia, Mika Publishing Co., Belleville, Ontario, 1982 (3rd printing)..
Cheers
James
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> Received a BNA book order form for a new book, _Place names of
>Atlantic Canada_ today. If anyone has this book do you know if it
>includes obscure information (like elevations) for the places? Yes,
>we have the meteorological set, but if this gives more information,
>it might be useful.
>
>Linda Zellmer
>U. of Wyoming
>
>
James Boxall (Map Curator)
Map Collection, Science Services
Killam Library, Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada B3H 4M8
(t) 902-494-3757
(f) 902-494-2062
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http://www.library.dal.ca/science/mapcoll.html
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"What in observation is loose and vague
is in information deceptive and treacherous"
Francis Bacon, 1621
Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes.
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>Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 10:00:09 -0330 (NST)
>From: Alberta Wood <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: Canadian Place Names Book
Linda,
As we have the book in our Centre for Newfoundland Studies, I took
a look at it just now. It has more obscure information, such as origin of
the names, but is selective with about 2,000 entries out of 62,880 for
Atlantic Canada in the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names
(CPCGN) database. The criteria for inclusion were size (major population
centres or most important physical features), historical (significant
bearing historical evolution of Atlantic Canada), and human interest
(including most likely to provoke the question: what is the origin or
meaning or significance of that name?, e.g. Naked Man Hill, Nfld.). It's
toponymy from the historical, cultural and regional perspective.
Spellings are as per CPCGN.
Alberta
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On Tue, 19 Nov 1996, Linda Zellmer wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hello All,
>
> Received a BNA book order form for a new book, _Place names of
> Atlantic Canada_ today. If anyone has this book do you know if it
> includes obscure information (like elevations) for the places? Yes,
> we have the meteorological set, but if this gives more information,
> it might be useful.
>
> Linda Zellmer
> U. of Wyoming
>
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