Mountain Legacy Project The Canadian Mountain West 1861 to the - PDF document

2014-05-08 Mountain Legacy Project The Canadian Mountain West 1861 to the Present Making meaning with repeat survey processes in the Canadian mountain west 9 th Mountain Cartography Workshop M.E. Sanseverino, E. Higgs, R. Arthur, R. Watt: University of Victoria Banff, Alberta, April 24, 2014 Mountain Legacy Project The Canadian Mountain West 1861 to the Present Acknowledgements University of Victoria : Library and Archives Canada Jenna Falk, Heike Lettrari, Alberta ESRD Chris Gat, Tanya Taggert-Hodge B.C. Parks 1

2014-05-08 Discussion: • Setting an intention around “meaning” • Processes: • Historical • In the field • Creating the images • Images and meaning: Historical and modern • Ongoing and future work 2

2014-05-08 The Historical Surveyors M. Bridgland's 1914 crew: Waterton/Crowsnest area, S. Alberta Topographer and assistant 1887 Cameron, Darby. J. “ An Agent of Change: William Drewry and Land Surveying in British Columbia, 1887- 1929.” BC Studies, No. 167, 2010: ,pgs 7 – 46. . The Historic Tools 3

2014-05-08 Extent of the Collection 4

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2014-05-08 Tools of the Trade (today!) Examples from the 2012 Field Season 6

2014-05-08 MLP Process: In the Field • Problem solving from the field King Creek Ridge K-Country Wheeler 1911 – MLP 2012 The Rainbow Range, Mt. Robson Provincial Park: Creating the Image Pairs 7

2014-05-08 Original Sources 8

2014-05-08 MLP Process: Creating the Images 9

2014-05-08 Problem: Re-projecting image 10

2014-05-08 Wheeler 1913 - Nub #1 Station 11

2014-05-08 MLP 2010 McArthur 1888 - Sulphur Ridge North 12

2014-05-08 MLP 2009 Wheeler 1911 - Ptarmigan Peak Station 13

2014-05-08 MLP - 2011 14

2014-05-08 Nichols, 1916 – MLP 2012 15

2014-05-08 Lots more to do … Outreach and Engagement Interdisciplinary Research Continue to build and curate the collection 16

2014-05-08 “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” Edward dward Abbey mountainlegacy.ca 17