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A map of the province of Upper Canada, describing all the new settlements, townships, &c.

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Printed map. "Compiled, at the request of His Excellency Major General John G. Simcoe, First Lieutenant Governor, by David William Smyth Esqr. Surveyor General." "April 12th, 1800." Described in Joan Winearls, Mapping Upper Canada 1780-1867, entry 30 (2), p. 14. McMaster also has a 2nd edition from 1813 (see RMC_107411), as well as several other states of the map showing the progression of development in Upper Canada over time (see RMC_107410 (1818), RMC_107413 (1838), RMC_107415 [circa 1845], RMC_107414 [1854], and RMC_107412 [1872?]).

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Title
A map of the province of Upper Canada, describing all the new settlements, townships, &c.: with the countries adjacent, from Quebec to Lake Huron
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Description
Printed map. "Compiled, at the request of His Excellency Major General John G. Simcoe, First Lieutenant Governor, by David William Smyth Esqr. Surveyor General." "April 12th, 1800." Described in Joan Winearls, Mapping Upper Canada 1780-1867, entry 30 (2), p. 14. McMaster also has a 2nd edition from 1813 (see RMC_107411), as well as several other states of the map showing the progression of development in Upper Canada over time (see RMC_107410 (1818), RMC_107413 (1838), RMC_107415 [circa 1845], RMC_107414 [1854], and RMC_107412 [1872?]).
Publisher
Published by W. Faden
Contributor
Smyth, David William, Sir, 1764-1837, Faden, William, 1749-1836
Date
1800-04-12
Type
Format
map, Scale not given
Identifier
macrepo:82217, local: RMC_103099
Source
Language
eng
Relation
Coverage
Ontario, North America--Canada
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