ABSTRACT
Both archival and recent topographic maps have been used in plotting the pattern of residential commuter development within a section of the Eastern Shore, one of the four main corridors or sectors of exurban expansion around Halifax. The output maps generalize the sequence of exurban development and allow visual and quantitative analysis of factors which have either encouraged or inhibited commuter housing development. The methods employed to detect and map such development are of greater concern than actual analysis of the resultant maps.
