Mapper of Mountains: M.P. Bridgland in the Canadian Rockies, 1902-1930

by Gabrielle Zezulka-Mailloux, Eric S. Higgs, I.S. MacLaren

Mapper of Mountains follows the career of Dominion Land Surveyor Morrison Parsons Bridgland, who provided the first detailed maps of many regions of the Canadian Rockies. Between 1902 and 1930, this unheralded alpinist perfected phototopographical techniques to compile a series of mountaintop photographs during summers of field work, and spent his winters collating them to provide the Canadian government, tourists, and mountain climbers with accurate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0888644566
• ISBN13: 9780888644565
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: University of Alberta Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.8" x 10.6"