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Plan of Toronto by Alexr. Aitken 1788. [cartographic material]
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Record information Plan of Toronto by Alexr. Aitken 1788. [cartographic material]
Date:1788(1925)Reference:Local class no.: V1/440/Toronto/1788(1925), Box number: 2000225003Local class no.:V1/440/Toronto/1788(1925)Type of material:Maps and cartographic materialFound in:Archives / Collections and FondsItem ID number:4134874Date(s):1788(1925)Place:S.l.:Place of creation:CanadaPublisher:s.n.,Extent:1 map : Manuscript, Copy, Coloured ; 14 3/4 x 34.Language of material:EnglishAdditional name(s):Additional information:General note:Dorchester had ordered that plans be made for the establishment of a town on the bay (Glazebrook Story of Toronto p.10) and it is probable that this copied plan is one of those plans. Another apparently is in the Simcoe papers see Robinson Ontario History 1947 p.48.
Endorsed: Toronto.
Shows the beginning of the Humber River portage.
Copied by C. Pettigrew at P.R.O. Feb. 1925.Location of originals note:Original Simcoe Map in possession of Mr. W.P. Cole, 116 Highfield Lane, Southampton. Map No. 8.Cartographic math data:Scale 1 inch to 0.5 milesAvailability of other formats note:The microfiche version is NMC43212Varying form of title:Source:Private -
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