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Canada. Lithographed edition

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Printed map. "By A. K. Johnston F. R. G. S." Two visual scales [67 mm=90 geographical miles] and [63 mm=100 English miles]. Includes "References to the Townships". Running title and page number in upper right margin, "National Atlas 38". Described in Winearls, Mapping Upper Canada 1780-1867, entry 120 (5), p. 41: "[Above title printed in red] 'LITHOGRAPHED EDITION' [and in red below margin] 'EDINBURGH: JOHN JOHNSTONE W. & A.K. JOHNSTON AND COWAN & CO. GLASGOW LUMSDEN & SON Print (lith) In The National Atlas (Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johnston and Cowan & Co.; Glasgow: James Lumsden & Son [c1849-54]...; shows the same information as (3) but cos and shoreline are shown in red." Taken from same original source as McMaster map RMC_107382. Acquired as part of the Hodsoll Collection.

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Title
Canada. Lithographed edition
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Description
Printed map. "By A. K. Johnston F. R. G. S." Two visual scales [67 mm=90 geographical miles] and [63 mm=100 English miles]. Includes "References to the Townships". Running title and page number in upper right margin, "National Atlas 38". Described in Winearls, Mapping Upper Canada 1780-1867, entry 120 (5), p. 41: "[Above title printed in red] 'LITHOGRAPHED EDITION' [and in red below margin] 'EDINBURGH: JOHN JOHNSTONE W. & A.K. JOHNSTON AND COWAN & CO. GLASGOW LUMSDEN & SON Print (lith) In The National Atlas (Edinburgh: W. & A.K. Johnston and Cowan & Co.; Glasgow: James Lumsden & Son [c1849-54]...; shows the same information as (3) but cos and shoreline are shown in red." Taken from same original source as McMaster map RMC_107382. Acquired as part of the Hodsoll Collection.
Publisher
John Johnstone, W. & A.K. Johnston and Cowan & Co.
Contributor
Johnston, Alexander Keith, 1804-1871, W. & A.K. Johnston Limited
Date
1849
Type
Format
map, [1:2,492,000 approximately]
Identifier
macrepo:30957, local: RMC_107381
Source
Language
eng
Relation
Coverage
Ontario, Québec (Province), Canada, North America--Canada
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