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Title: Atlas of the Dominion. Counties of Kent and Essex. Province of Ontario.
Description: Map of Kent and Essex Counties in Ontario, showing plots of land, some of them numbered. Cities, neighbourhoods, counties, islands, railways, rail stations, and bodies of water are labelled.
Type: Maps
Date: 1875
Identifier: HMC0015
Identifier (PID): yul:1153580

Title: City of Toronto, reduced by permission from Wadsworth & Unwin's Large Map for Tackabury's Atlas of the Dominion published by G.N. Tackabury, Montreal, 1875.
Description: Street map of Toronto published in 1875. Streets are labelled by name and major landmarks can be seen, including Queen's Park, the University of Toronto, and Union Station. Rivers and streams are outlined. Railways are outlined and marked with the names of major railway companies that served the region. St Patrick's Ward and St Lawrence's Ward are coloured green. Published as part of Tackabury's Atlas of the Dominion of Canada.
Type: Maps
Date: 1875
Identifier: HMC0015
Identifier (PID): yul:1153579

Title: Amerique Historique, Physique et Politique Actuelle [1825]
Description: Map of North and South America, originally printed as part of the atlas titled Atlas historique, genealogique, chronologique et geographique de A. LeSage (Comte de Las Cases) in 1825. Text surrounding the map provides description of geographic characteristics, communications by sea and river, and history. There is particular focus on the history of explorers, including Lewis & Clark, Columbus, Cortez, and Pizarro (with their travel routes outlined on the map itself). Major cities, bodies of water are labelled. There are notes throughout the map pointing out various features. National boundaries are denoted by the countries being filled in with different colours. The short-lived country of the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata can be seen in South America. Table in the lower left corner provides descriptions of the government, physical terrain, history of colonization, agriculture and natural resources, and characteristics of the natural landscape of the countries on the map.
Type: Maps
Date: 1825
Identifier: WMC0050
Identifier (PID): yul:1153293

Title: Atlas of the Dominion. Counties of Middlesex, Elgin, Lambton. Province of Ontario.
Description: Map showing the counties of Middlesex, Elgin, and Lambton in Ontario, showing plots of land, some of them numbered. Cities and towns, counties, railways, rail stations, ports, post offices, First Nations reserves, and bodies of water are labelled.
Type: Maps
Date: 1875
Identifier: HMC0015
Identifier (PID): yul:1153581

Title: A New and Accurate Map of Africa. Drawn from the best & most approved Modern Maps and Charts and regulated by Astronomical Observations by Eman Bowen.
Description: Map of the continent of Africa from the atlas A complete system of geography, published in 1760. Countries, kingdoms, deserts, islands, and bodies of water are labelled. The Mediterranean Sea, Arabia, and some of Persia can be seen. A cartouche showing people, animals and trees can be seen in the lower left.
Type: Maps
Date: 1760
Identifier: HMC0018
Identifier (PID): yul:1153583

Title: Novae lnsulae XXVI Nova Tabula. [Front]
Description: "Front side of a map of North and South America published around 1552 and appearing in the atlas Cosmographiae universalis. Map is beautifully illustrated but not remotely to scale. Latin and German text highlight various features. Printed at top along upper border: ""Novae Insulae XXVI. Nova Tabula."" Printed on verso: Latin text and page number: ""Novarum insularum description….54."" Printed within present-day South America: ""Nouus orbis…Die Nüw Welt."" North America is labeled as ""Terra florida"" and ""Francisca"" with a small area marked as ""C. Britonum"" on the east coast of Francisca. Yucatan is depicted as an island and the lake of Temistan is shown emptying into the Gulf of Mexico. Also included are the Straits of Magellan. Magellan's ship ""Victoria"" is depicted in the Pacific Ocean. A cannibal in Brazil, the Portuguese flag in the South Atlantic, and the Spanish flag in the Caribbean Sea are also shown. Of note, the mythical Sea of Verrazano is shown above ""Terra florida"" connecting to the Pacific Ocean where Japan or ""Zipangi"" and several small Pacific islands next to ""India Superior"" exist. Contains printed border of bars representing latitude and longitude."
Type: Maps
Date: c. 1552
Identifier: HMC0036
Identifier (PID): yul:1153586

Title: Novae lnsulae XXVI Nova Tabula. [Back]
Description: Back side of map Novae lnsulae XXVI Nova Tabula. Illustrated bookplate with the text "Hispali ex officina A.H. Mense Martio, Anno M.D. LII., illust; written in pencil in lower left on verso: "5046". Written in pen in upper edge, on verso: "panama alt. poli borealis. 8."
Type: Maps
Date: c. 1552
Identifier: HMC0036
Identifier (PID): yul:1153587

Title: Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of Upper and Lower Canada, and the Other British Possessions in North America. [Sheet 2]
Description: An appendix to the map on Sheet 1. The text gives an overview of the history of various areas, including New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia.
Type: Maps
Date: 1823
Identifier: HMC0020
Identifier (PID): yul:1153585

Title: Geographical, Statistical, and Historical Map of Upper and Lower Canada, and the Other British Possessions in North America. [Sheet 1]
Description: A map of Upper and Lower Canada, with some other British possessions. Major cities, bodies of water including the Great Lakes, and other landmarks are labelled. The locations of some Indigenous communities are noted. Text surround the map describes Upper and Lower Canada, including geography, climate, major towns, and demographics. More such details can be read on Sheet 2 of this map.
Type: Maps
Date: 1823
Identifier: HMC0020
Identifier (PID): yul:1153584

Title: Mappe-Monde Planispherique Physique et Hydrographique
Description: A world map highlighting ocean currents. European possessions are marked according to colour and a small legend explaining the colour-coding is at the bottom of the map. Continents, countries, major cities, islands, bodies of water, and ocean currents are labelled throughout. Relief shown by hachures. This map is plate 10 of Atlas universel. Notes on the bottom of the map describe average and extreme temperatures, snowfall limits, and average altitudes.
Type: Maps
Date: 1856
Identifier: WMC0051
Identifier (PID): yul:1153552

Title: 1923 atlas of the world and gazetteer : containing new maps of the principal countries of the world and separate maps of each American state and territory, the Canadian provinces, etc. etc., accompained by individual indexes of each state, province, etc. and a descriptive gazetteer of the principal countries of the world
Type: print
Identifier (PID): yul:553284

Title: 1923 atlas of the world and gazetteer : containing new maps of the principal countries of the world and separate maps of each American state and territory, the Canadian provinces, etc. etc., accompained by individual indexes of each state, province, etc. and a descriptive gazetteer of the principal countries of the world
Type: print
Identifier (PID): yul:553103

Title: Difinitions Géographie signifie Description de la Terre [Clouet, 1793]
Description: An engraved double hemisphere map included in the 1793 edition of Geographie moderne (see Notes field for full title), published in Paris, France by Mondhare et Jean. Throughout the map geographical features like "continent," "island" and "gulf" are labelled. Part of a series of published school atlases, likely for advanced students. Surrounding text explains the function of the map.
Type: Maps
Date: 1793
Identifier: WMC0023
Identifier (PID): yul:1153160

Title: De la Terre en General [Clouet, 1793]
Description: World map included in the 1793 edition of Geographie moderne (see Notes field for full title), published in Paris, France by Mondhare et Jean. Major rivers and other bodies of water are outlined. Etched lines appear to be mountain ranges and other geographical features. Part of a series of published school atlases, likely for advanced students. Surrounding text explains the function of the map.
Type: Maps
Date: 1793
Identifier: WMC0014
Identifier (PID): yul:1153159