OONTEl^TS 



Seven papers reprinted from the new series, section II, of the Transactions 

 of the Royal Society of Canada. 



1. A PLAN FOR A GENERAL HISTORY OF THE PROVINCE OF NEW 



BRUNSWICK. Vol. I, 1895, pages 91-102. 



2. A MONOGRAPH OF THE PLACE-NOMENCLATURE OF THE PRO- 



VINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK. Vol. II, 1896, pages 175-289. 



Introduction 175 



Part I. — An Essay Towards an Understanding of the Principles of 



Place-nomenclature 177 



1. On the Qualities of Place-names 177 



2. How place-names originate, change and persist, or become 



extinct 181 



3. On the Investigation of Place-names 185 



Part II, — The Historical Development of the Place-nomenclature of 



New Brunswick 186 



1. The Indian Period 187 



2. The period of Exploration; the Norsemen to Champlain. 



(1000-1604) 196 



3. The French Period 197 



4. The New England Period 200 



5. The Loyalist Period 203 



6. The Post-Loyalist Period 204 



7. Present and Future of the Place-nomenclature of New 



Brunswick 211 



Part II, — A Dictionary of the Place names of New Brunswick 215 



Appendix, — Sources of Information 281 



4. 



List of Works cited 284 



List of Maps cited 286 



Errata and addenda 289 



3. A MONOGRAPH OF THE CARTOGRAPHY OF THE PROVINCE OF 

 NEW BRUNSWICK. Vol. Ill, 1897, pages 313-427. 



Introduction 313 



Part I. — Essay upon the Study of Local Cartography 315 



1. On the Scarcity of Old Maps 316 



2. On the History of Map-Making 317 



3. On the Proper Spirit of Study of Old Maps 318 



4. On the Sources of Error in the Interpretation of Old Maps.. 319 



5. On the Nature of the Evolution of the Cartography of a 



Special District 323 



