Nova Scotia Archives
African Nova Scotian Teaching and Learning Resources
Appendix - Map No. 1 - Halifax, Preston, Lucasville, and Hammonds Plains
Topographic Map Nova Scotia - Uniacke Sheet and Chezzetcook Sheet No. 11. Surveyed and Reproduced by the Geographical Section, General Staff, Department of National Defence.
Date: surveyed 1920 reprinted 1946
Reference: Nova Scotia Archives Library Brookbank 1990-191
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?