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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." Originally published "April 12th. 1800"; "second edition 1813." This map and several other states of the same map show the progression of development in Upper Canada over time: RMC_107411 (1813), RMC_107410 (1818), RMC_107413 (1838), RMC_107415 [circa 1845], RMC_107414 [1854], and RMC_107412 [circa 1872?]. Described in Winearls, Mapping Upper Canada 1780-1867, entry 30 (2), p. 15: "Countries revised to those of 1798; districts now shown: Eastern, Johnstown, Midland, Newcastle, Home, Niagara, London, and Western; a few twps have been added; some county names misspelled, e.g., 'Lenox and Haddington'; the shoreline has been enhanced by the addition of linework." Acquired as part of the Hodsoll Collection.](/files/original/86f46c5de71bfece09d9aa5d22661a9a.jpg "Printed map. \"Compiled, at the request of His Excellency Major General John G. Simcoe, First Lieutenant Governor, by David William Smyth Esqr. Surveyor General.\" Originally published \"April 12th. 1800\"; \"second edition 1813.\" This map and several other states of the same map show the progression of development in Upper Canada over time: RMC_107411 (1813), RMC_107410 (1818), RMC_107413 (1838), RMC_107415 [circa 1845], RMC_107414 [1854], and RMC_107412 [circa 1872?]. Described in Winearls, Mapping Upper Canada 1780-1867, entry 30 (2), p. 15: \"Countries revised to those of 1798; districts now shown: Eastern, Johnstown, Midland, Newcastle, Home, Niagara, London, and Western; a few twps have been added; some county names misspelled, e.g., 'Lenox and Haddington'; the shoreline has been enhanced by the addition of linework.\" Acquired as part of the Hodsoll Collection.")
![Printed map. In lower right margin, "JWalker Sculpt". Visual scale [2 inches=3/4 mile]. Includes "References" indicating corps of detachments, 49th Regiment, 89th Regiment, Christlers Farm, American infantry, American cavalry, American gun boats, and British gun boats. Described in Winearls, Mapping Upper Canada 1780-1867, entry 461, p. 131: "In Joseph Bouchette, Topographical Description of the Province of Lower Canada (London: W. Faden 1815), opp 638 (Bib Can 1031), and in the French ed, Description topographique de la province du Bas Canada (Londres: W. Faden, 1815), opp 661 (Bib Can 1030); shows the positions of the troops on both sides, fields, houses, relief, road."](/files/original/d0da54c29b0475a3464dc2757ccf732d.jpg "Printed map. In lower right margin, \"JWalker Sculpt\". Visual scale [2 inches=3/4 mile]. Includes \"References\" indicating corps of detachments, 49th Regiment, 89th Regiment, Christlers Farm, American infantry, American cavalry, American gun boats, and British gun boats. Described in Winearls, Mapping Upper Canada 1780-1867, entry 461, p. 131: \"In Joseph Bouchette, Topographical Description of the Province of Lower Canada (London: W. Faden 1815), opp 638 (Bib Can 1031), and in the French ed, Description topographique de la province du Bas Canada (Londres: W. Faden, 1815), opp 661 (Bib Can 1030); shows the positions of the troops on both sides, fields, houses, relief, road.\"")
![Printed map. "By Josh. Bouchette." "J. Walker Sculpt." "Augst. 12th 1815." Visual scale, [60 mm=100 chains]. Described in Winearls, Mapping Upper Canada 1780-1867, entry 2013(4), p. 414: "In Joseph Bouchette, Topographical Description of the Province of Lower Canada (London: W. Faden 1815), opp 605..., and in the French ed (Londres: W. Faden 1815), opp 627...; and in his The British Dominions in North America (London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley 1831), I:opp 88.., and in another ed (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman 1832), I:opp 88...; the outline of the shoreline and peninsula are similar to the Toronto inset on Bouchette's plan of L Ontario...; shows location of the schooner 'Anandaga' [Onondaga] as raised in late 1793; the stylized block outline for the town shows development to about 1797 and the garrison blockhouse on the east side of the creek (built 1797) is shown." Donated by Dr. Karl Freeman, Hamilton, March 1995.](/files/original/ba45112c22ccdab362dc35f4b4883f88.jpg "Printed map. \"By Josh. Bouchette.\" \"J. Walker Sculpt.\" \"Augst. 12th 1815.\" Visual scale, [60 mm=100 chains]. Described in Winearls, Mapping Upper Canada 1780-1867, entry 2013(4), p. 414: \"In Joseph Bouchette, Topographical Description of the Province of Lower Canada (London: W. Faden 1815), opp 605..., and in the French ed (Londres: W. Faden 1815), opp 627...; and in his The British Dominions in North America (London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley 1831), I:opp 88.., and in another ed (London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green & Longman 1832), I:opp 88...; the outline of the shoreline and peninsula are similar to the Toronto inset on Bouchette's plan of L Ontario...; shows location of the schooner 'Anandaga' [Onondaga] as raised in late 1793; the stylized block outline for the town shows development to about 1797 and the garrison blockhouse on the east side of the creek (built 1797) is shown.\" Donated by Dr. Karl Freeman, Hamilton, March 1995.")