In the late nineteenth century, most major Nova Scotian towns and villages were part of a growing trend – panoramic maps – that was popular across North America. These ‘bird’s eye view’ maps provide an intimate snap shot of Nova Scotian communities as they include street patterns and names, harbours, waterways and rail lines.

On December 6, 1917 the relief ship Imo and the munitions ship Mont Blanc collided in the Halifax Harbour. The resulting explosion changed the cities of Halifax and Dartmouth irrevocably. Learn more about the historic places irrevocably tied to that fateful day.