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Title: Greater Hamilton comprising the Twp of Barton, all present subdivisions and proposed layouts by the City Corporation and parts of the Townships of Saltfleet, Binbrook, Glanford, Ancaster, West Flamboro, East Flamboro
Description: Consists of existing and proposed residential subdivisions in Greater Hamilton, Ontario as of 1913.
Type: Maps
Date: 1913
Identifier: G_3524_H3_P2_24_1913 HNES
Identifier (PID): yul:1152626

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: Map showing R.N.W. mounted police districts in Alberta and Saskatchewan, 1909
Description: This map shows the R.N.W. Mounted Police districts, stations, patrol routes, trails and railways in Alberta and Saskatchewan in 1909.
Type: Maps
Date: 1909
Identifier: 3536/F8/2217/1909
Identifier (PID): yul:1151038

Title: Alberta and Northeastern British Columbia : showing oil and gas fields and oil and gas discoveries
Description: This map shows oil and gas fields and pipelines, oil and gas discoveries, oil refineries, natural gas processing plants, First Nations reserves, forest reserves, cities and towns in Alberta and British Columbia in 1964.
Type: Maps
Date: 1964
Identifier: 3561/H8/1267/1964
Identifier (PID): yul:1151175

Title: Indian reserves in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Description: This is a general map of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island in 1965 showing roads, railways, trails, parks, First Nations reserves, cities and towns.
Type: Maps
Date: 23 April 1965
Identifier: G/3431/G55/500/1965
Identifier (PID): yul:1151277

Title: Proposed provincial electoral districts: to accompany the Report of the Redistribution Committee 1964-65
Description: Map of proposed provincial electoral districts, created for a report of the redistribution committee for 1964-1965. Legend on the left side of the map divides cities and towns into population brackets. Geographic boundaries, railways, First Nations reserves, provincial parks, and elevations are noted in the legend. Areas highlighted in red are covered in more detail in inset maps.
Type: Maps
Date: 1965
Identifier: G/3501/F93/506/1964-1965
Identifier (PID): yul:1153080

Title: Ontario census divisions – 1966 census
Description: This map divides Ontario cities and towns by population density for the purpose of census divisions. A legend in the bottom left corner shows the fonts and symbols that indicate different population densities and capital cities. County boundaries are outlined, as are provincial parks and First Nations reserves. Bodies of water and geographic areas like districts are labelled.
Type: Maps
Date: 1962
Identifier: G/3500/2000/1966
Identifier (PID): yul:1153103

Title: Québec: census divisions, 1966 census
Description: A map of the province of Québec, issued by the Government of Canada with information from the 1966 census. A legend in the upper right corner denotes federal and provincial capitals, and marks cities and towns with different letter sizes and fonts according to population ranges. Mountains are labelled with elevations and bodies of water are labelled throughout.
Type: Maps
Date: 1966
Identifier: 3481/E21/2000/1966
Identifier (PID): yul:1153122

Title: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Description: This is a 1969 orthophotomap of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
Type: Aerial photographs
Date: 1969
Identifier: 3604/Y4 A4/12/1969
Identifier (PID): yul:1151272

Title: Map of Manitoba showing areas populated by Indians and Metis
Description: This is a base map of Manitoba in 1968 showing the geographic distribution of Indians and Metis in the province, and also providing statistical data on population by reserve or community.
Type: Maps
Date: June 1968
Identifier: 3541/E23/2300/1968
Identifier (PID): yul:1151146

Title: Indian reserves, settlements and population centres in Québec
Description: Federal government map showing the locations of First Nations communities in Québec in 1968. The legend in the upper right corner shows different markings denoting, Indian Reserves, Indian Settlements, and Indian Population Centres. County and provincial boundaries are marked. Cities, towns, bodies of water, islands and other features are labelled throughout.
Type: Maps
Date: 1968
Identifier: 3481/G55/2000/1968
Identifier (PID): yul:1153120

Title: Planning areas, 1967
Description: Map outlining municipal planning areas in 1967. A legend on the left side of the map towards the bottom uses lines and shading to denote whether planning areas are joint, subsidiary, or single independent. An index on the lower right lists individual cities and towns, noting type of planning area by how the town name is printed.
Type: Maps
Date: 1967
Identifier: G/3501/G45/1013/1967
Identifier (PID): yul:1153092

Title: Provincial electoral districts [1967]
Description: An electoral map of the Province of Ontario as of 1967. Legend on the left side of the map divides cities and towns into population brackets. Geographic boundaries, railways, First Nations reserves, provincial parks, and elevations are noted in the legend. Areas highlighted in red are covered in more detail in inset maps.
Type: Maps
Date: 1967
Identifier: G/3501/F93/506/1967
Identifier (PID): yul:1153079

Title: Mining activities north of 50th parallel
Description: A bilingual map showing mining claims in Québec in 1967. A legend in the bottom right shows symbols for airbases, mining claims, and mineral exploration licenses. Individual extraction companies are numbered with an index in the upper right of the map. Cities, towns, bodies of water, and railways are marked throughout.
Type: Maps
Date: 1967
Identifier: 3481/H1/9000/1967
Identifier (PID): yul:1153118

Title: Plan of the Tract of Land Purchased from the Mississauga Indians in 1806.
Description: Map shows the subdivisions and purchase of the Indian Reserve on the Credit River, 12 Mile, and 16 Mile Creek. While the purchase took place in 1806, this map was published by the Department of Indian Affairs in 1820. Rivers, creeks, and Lake Ontario are labelled. There is a large compass rose on the right of the map. Some large cities and towns are labelled. Text towards the bottom of the map describes the locations of Indian reserves.
Type: Maps
Date: 22 January 1820
Identifier: HMC0050
Identifier (PID): yul:1153582

Title: Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia by Sidney Hall
Description: British map from 1830 showing Canada, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Cities, towns and bodies of water are labelled. Regional districts are outlined. The province of Lower Canada is outlined in green, while other provinces and territories are coloured red. Northeastern and midwestern parts of the United States can be seen, but with much less detail. Published as part of A new general atlas.
Type: Maps
Date: 1830
Identifier: HMC0016
Identifier (PID): yul:1153577

Title: Upper Canada by J. Arrowsmith. 1837.
Description: Map of Upper published in 1837, encompassing what is now Ontario and western Québec. The American states of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Ohio, West Virginia, Massachusetts, and Vermont can also be seen. Areas inhabited by Indigenous communities are labelled. Cities, towns, and bodies of water are named. Mountain ranges are shown with hachures. Part of the atlas titled The London atlas of universal geography, exhibiting the physical & political divisions of the various countries of the World, constructed from original materials (see Note).
Type: Maps
Date: 1837
Identifier: HMC0010
Identifier (PID): yul:1153574

Title: A New Map of Upper & Lower Canada, from the Latest Authorities by John Cary, Engraver. 1807.
Description: Map of Upper and Lower Canada published in 1807, encompassing what is now Ontario and western Québec. Adjacent portions of the United States can also be seen. Areas inhabited by Indigenous communities are labelled. Cities, towns, and bodies of water are named. Mountain ranges are shown pictorially.
Type: Maps
Date: 1807
Identifier: HMC0009
Identifier (PID): yul:1153573

Title: The North-West Territory shewing British Columbia, Vancouver Island, Red River and Saskatchewan Settlements, for the Canadian Almanac 1870.
Description: Map showing parts of the Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba (referred to on the map by its historic name of Red River Settlement), published in 1870. Mountains, bodies of water, cities and towns are named. Railroads and the international border with the United States are outlined. Rupert's Land can be seen in the northeast corner of the map. The Cariboo Gold Region can be seen towards the northwest corner of the map.
Type: Maps
Date: 1870
Identifier: HMC0007
Identifier (PID): yul:1153571

Title: Map of part of Manitoba and the Canadian North-West Territories : Alberta, Assiniboia and Saskatchewan shewing system of land survey and the lines of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Description: Survey map of Canadian Pacific Railway Company lines through Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Railway routes are outlined and the stations along them named. First Nations reserves are marked throughout with "I.R." for "Indian Reserve." Bodies of water are named.
Type: Maps
Date: 1890
Identifier: HMC0006
Identifier (PID): yul:1153570

Title: Excise Inland revenue map of Eastern Canada, 1884
Description: Excise map of Great Lakes, St. Lawrence River, and Gulf of St. Lawrence regions. Counties are outlined. Cities, towns, canals, lakes and other bodies of water are named.
Type: Maps
Date: 1884
Identifier: HMC0005
Identifier (PID): yul:1153568

Title: Partie de l'Amérique septent? qui comprend la Nouvelle France ou le Canada
Description: French map of New France and Atlantic Canada, published around 1799. Some of Ontario (including Lake Ontario) is visible, as is some of New England. Cities, towns, provinces, territories, regions, and bodies of water are named. An inset map in the lower left shows the Great Lakes. The locations of Indigenous communities are noted throughout the map, including the Iroquois, Inuit, Wyandot, Oneida, Algonquin, and Montagnais peoples (may be listed on the map by sub-group names or incorrect names). Relief shown pictorially.
Type: Maps
Date: c1799
Identifier: HMC0003
Identifier (PID): yul:1153558

Title: Map of the Province of Canada from Lake Superior to the Gulf of St. Lawrence corrected from information obtained by the Geological Survey under the Direction of Sir W.B. Logan and prepared for the Canadian Directory. Thos. C. Keefer
Description: Map of the Province of Canada as of 1855. Towns, cities, and bodies of water are labelled throughout. Railroads can be seen and counties are filled in with different colours. An inset map in the lower right shows the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Type: Maps
Date: 1855
Identifier: HMC0001
Identifier (PID): yul:1153554

Title: A New Map of the Province of Quebec according to the Royal Proclamation of the 7th of October 1763 from the French Surveys connected with those made after the War by Captain Carver, and Other Officers in His Majesty's Service
Description: Map of the Province of Quebec in 1776, after the French and Indian War. Cities, towns, bodies of water and other geographic features labelled throughout. Indigenous communities are noted, including the Nipissing First Nation and members of the Ottawa, Algonquin, and Abenaki peoples (sometimes noted by the names of regional subgroups). Relief shown pictorially. There are four inset maps in the upper left, including two of the Montreal area, Québec City, and the course of the St. Lawrence River.
Type: Maps
Date: 1776
Identifier: WMC0055
Identifier (PID): yul:1153553

Title: Petermann: Vereinigte Staaten von Nord-Amerika in 6 Blattern, Bl. 2 Stieler's Hand-Atlas No. 82. 1873.
Description: A map of the Midwestern United States from the German atlas Hand Atlas Uber Alle Theile Der Erde Und Uber Das Weltgebaude, published in 1873. The title and attribution is in German but most of the map itself is in English. Cities, towns and bodies of water are labelled throughout. Elevations are marked with hachures. The maps notes where Indigenous people reside and many reserves are outlined. Indigenous peoples represented on the map include the Omaha, Pawnee, Dakota, Otoe, Missouri, Yankton, and Winnebago/Ho Chunk peoples.
Type: Maps
Date: 1873
Identifier: WMC0054
Identifier (PID): yul:1153296

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: United States of America, Southern Part [1809]
Description: A map of the southeastern United States published in 1809, including areas that are today known as the states of Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia,Tennessee, Arkansas, and Missouri. Some parts of Maryland, Delaware and Illinois are also visible. Indigenous communities are noted, including the Chickasaw, Creek, Seminole, and Apalachee peoples. State boundaries are outlined where they existed at the time. Cities, towns, and bodies of water are labelled. Mountains shown with hachures.
Type: Maps
Date: 1809
Identifier: WMC0049
Identifier (PID): yul:1153288

Title: United States. Published by D. Lizars, Edinburgh. [c1831]
Description: Map of the United States created by Daniel Lizars around 1831, showing the states and territories that existed at that time. Cities, towns and bodies of water are labelled. States and territories are filled in with different colours. Relief shown by hachures.
Type: Maps
Date: c1831
Identifier: WMC0046
Identifier (PID): yul:1153247

Title: Territory of Minnesota by Prof. H.D. Rogers & A. Keith Johnston. 1857.
Description: Map of the territory of Minnesota in 1857. Proposed railway lines are drawn in purple. Cities, towns and bodies of water are labelled. Notes can be read throughout on water quality in various bodies of water. Smaller regions outlined in red. Elevations marked with hachures. Part of the atlas Atlas Of The United States Of North America, Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Mexico, Central America, Cuba, And Jamaica. On A Uniform Scale. From The Most Recent State Documents, Marine Surveys, And Unpublished Materials. With Plans Of The Principal Cities And Sea-Ports, And An Introductory Essay On The Physical Geography, Products, And Resources Of North America. By Professor Henry Darwin Rogers, Of Boston, U.S., And A. Keith Johnston, F.R.S.E., F.R.G.S., F.G.S., Geographer To The Queen. London: Edward Stanford, 6, Charing Cross, S.W.
Type: Maps
Date: 1857
Identifier: WMC0045
Identifier (PID): yul:1153246

Title: A New Map of the United States of America from the Latest Authorities, by John Cary, Engraver. 1806.
Description: A map of the United States and some parts of Canada in 1806. Cities towns, states, provinces, and territories are marked with boundaries outlined. Bodies of water are named throughout. A few areas contain notes suggesting how to traverse certain terrain. Some of the islands of the Bahamas are visible off the coast of Florida.
Type: Maps
Date: 1806
Identifier: WMC0036
Identifier (PID): yul:1153171