Links to other sites


Scientific Expeditions and Surveys, 1857-1892

Library and Archives of Canada
Written in Stone: William E. Logan and the Geological Survey of Canada
Life of a Rock Star

UofT Libraries
Barren Lands Digital Collection


Arctic Exploration, 1851-1944

Library and Archives of Canada
Arctic Exploration and the Search for the Northwest Passage in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century

Toronto Public Library
Frozen Ocean


General Exploration

Library and Archives of Canada
Pathfinders and Passageways The Exploration of Canada
Passages and Pathways True Tales of Adventure for Young Explorers
Dictionary of Canadian Biography

Mount Alison University Centre for Canadian Studies
Great Canadian Explorers

Early Canadiana Online
Exploration Personalities
Early Canadiana Online Quick Search

The Canadian Encyclopedia
Discovery and Exploration

Canadian Museum of Civilization
Online resources for Canadian Heritage (Exploration)

The Champlain Society
Digital Collection Search Page

Enchantedlearning.com
Zoom Explorers


Historical Maps and Cartography

Library and Archives Canada
Canada at Scale – An historical map exhibit at the National Archives of Canada
The Mapmakers: An Essay in Four Parts (Library and Archives Canada)
ArchiviaNet: On-line Research Tool – Maps, Plans and Charts

David Rumsey Map Collection

McGill University
The W.H. Pugsley Collection of Early Canadian Maps