African Nova Scotian Teaching and Learning Resources

"A New Map of Nova Scotia, compiled...for the Historical & Statistical Account of Nova Scotia"

Black communities are clearly visible at Birchtown, Black Settlement (Town of Shelburne), Preston, Hammonds Plains Black Settlement (Upper Hammonds Plains) and Boydville (Maroon Hill, southeast of Upper Sackville).

Noted author and humourist Thomas Chandler Haliburton was the author of An Historical and Statistical Account of Nova Scotia (Halifax, Joseph Howe, 1829). This map appeared as one of the illustrations.

Date: 1829

Reference: Nova Scotia Archives Map Collection

Questions to Consider

When do you think the map was made?

Can you think of any specific reason(s) why this map was made?

Who do you think would have used this map?

Where do you think the map was made?

What does the map provide information about, or evidence of?

Do you recognize any place names from the map? How might place names change over time?

How do you thin the map reflects the attitudes and values of the time when it was created?