Map of Nova Scotia made in 1755 by provincial chief surveyor Charles Morris British Library via Flickr under public domain When it’s mentioned in mainstream North American media, Nova Scotia ...

By the 10th century, Italian-made portolans supplied detailed directions, distances, depths, and coastal descriptions, and by the 13th century, sea maps with scale and bearings began to appear.

The exhibition concludes with a giant world map, inviting visitors ... gazing out over the wrinkled cloth of blue sea beyond. UNESCO-listed Lunenburg is Nova Scotia’s most determined time ...