| | Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date / Location | Price | | | Description |
| 6812 |  | Details | Bates, George T. | 1975 |
| Megumaage Micmac Indian Historical Map of Nova Scotia |
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Bates, George T. |
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| 1975 |
| LOC:10101 |
| $0.00 | Bates--George-T- | Megumaage-Micmac-Indian-Historical-Map-of-Nova-Scotia | SOLD<br><br>
A fine blueprint-style historical map of Nova Scotia, Canada with English and the Micmac (Mi'kmaq) Indian language place name translations. Scarce. Shows the locations of Micmac campsites and shell middens including the Indian Gardens and Gaspereaux River campsites.
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Compiled, copyrighted, and drawn by Nova Scotia surveyor George T. Bates. Undated but ca. 1975. Apparently this map is a later edition of the map by Bates that was first issued in 1965. Bates is also credited with "A New Series of Historical Maps of Nova Scotia."
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Contains tables with translations of Micmac names for the months and seasons, birds, numbers, trees, and the Lord's Prayer. Additional tables at bottom left with time series data for Micmac population in Nova Scotia and information about the land area and location of Micmac Indian Reserves in Nova Scotia.
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Only two examples of this map are recorded in WorldCat.
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The author describes the extent of Micmac habitation:
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"The Micmacs occupied not only the whole of the Province of Nova Scotia including Cape Breton but also the northern and eastern provinces of New Brunswick and the nearby Prince Edward Island. They are a branch of the Algonquins, which includes all the tribes along the Atlantic Coast from Virginia to Labrador. The Micmac territory was divided into separate districts, each having its own chief. The Indian name for their territory was Megumaage, meaning Micmacland or "the home of the Micmacs."
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