They Province states that they are committed to ensure that all Historical Maps of Nova Scotia will be included and this online resource that will continue to grow over time as more maps and charts are scanned from the archives.

Some Highlights of the Historical Maps of Nova Scotia include:

1613 illustrated map of Port Royal originally published in Les voyages du Sieur de Champlain [Reference no.: Nova Scotia Archives Map Collection: F/239-1609 – Annapolis Royal ]

Historical Maps of Nova Scotia

1745 Chart of the Coast of New England showing Nova Scotia, New France and Canada [Reference no.: Nova Scotia Archives Map Collection: 200-1745: loc.3.5.2]

1750 View of Halifax Drawn from Ye Topmasthead – [Reference no.: Nova Scotia Archives Map Collection: S.B. 4]
1755 Map of Nova Scotia and Cape Britain and the adjacent parts of New England & Canada [Reference no.: Nova Scotia Archives Map Collection: F/200-1755]
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1817-18 The Roads from Halifax to Windsor and Truro – An ambitious and beautifully rendered series of water color strip maps that capture in detail the topographical features to be expected when travelling both roads.Each map sheet notes the mileage from Halifax and identifies by name, the sequence of inns, houses, properties and other notable buildings encountered along the way. Explore all 17 maps scanned in high resolution

1878 Hopkins’ City Atlas of Halifax – an outstanding example of historical cadastral surveying that serves as visual records of a fixed and knowable past Explore all the maps that have been scanned in high resolution

Halifax, Nova Scotia 1878 - 1878 Hopkins’ City Atlas of Halifax