Links to other sites


Exploration in the Far West, 18th, 19th Centuries

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Empire of the Bay

Maritime Museum of BC
Beyond the Map

Hudson’s Bay Company Archives

Early Canadiana Online
Exploration, the Fur Trade and Hudson’s Bay Company

Archives of Ontario
David Thompson: Map Maker, Explorer and Visionary

Northwest Journal


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 Atlas of Canada
Exploration 1497 to 1760 (Interactive Map)

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