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Title: A New and correct map of the British colonies in North America comprehending eastern Canada with the province of Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Government of Newfoundland : with the adjacent states of New England, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Description: This is a 1794 map of northeastern North America from eastern Canada to Maryland. It shows degrees of latitude and longitude, sea banks, boundaries of states, waterways, and native American settlements. Decorative cartouche includes a beaver.
Type: Maps
Date: 12 May 1794
Identifier: WMC0056
Identifier (PID): yul:1152258

Title: Amérique septentrionale [sheet 1]
Description: This is sheet 1 of a 1746 map of North America showing settlements, waterways and islands.
Type: Maps
Date: 1746
Identifier: WMC0057
Identifier (PID): yul:1152251

Title: Amérique septentrionale [sheet 2]
Description: This is sheet 2 of a 1746 map of North America showing settlements, waterways and islands.
Type: Maps
Date: 1746
Identifier: WMC0058
Identifier (PID): yul:1152244

Title: America Septentrionalis, concinnata juxta observationes Dñn Academiæ Regalis Scientiarum et nonnullorum aliorum, et juxta annotationes recentissimas
Description: This is a 1772 map of North America based upon De L'Isle's landmark map of 1700. It shows geographic places, settlements, islands, lakes, rivers, and tracks of a number of explorers routes along the west coast.
Type: Maps
Date: [1772?]
Identifier: WMC0059
Identifier (PID): yul:1152242

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: Map of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta [Central]
Description: This map shows lands disposed of, homesteads and First Nations reserves in the Prairies in 1905. Consists of 3 map sheets - East, Central and West [see also records for the East and West parts].
Type: Maps
Date: 1 May 1905
Identifier: 3536/G4/792/1905
Identifier (PID): yul:1151087

Title: Map showing the colonization roads built and maintained under the supervision of the Commissioner of Crown Lands ...
Description: This map shows colonization roads in the Algonquin Provincial Park region built from 1857 to 1910.
Type: Maps
Date: 1946
Identifier: G/3512/A5/0/1946/5
Identifier (PID): yul:1151015

Title: Le nord de Montréal ou régions Labelle et du St. Maurice [Back]
Description: This is the back of a cadastral map from 1894 showing the lands, First Nations reserves, counties, townships and lots located north of Montreal (see record for the "front" of the map). It includes comprehensive information on colonization, lot sales, lands, relief, soil and climate of the Northern areas, particularly the regions of Labelle and St. Maurice.
Type: Maps
Date: 31 December 1894
Identifier: 3482/M6 A1/270/1894
Identifier (PID): yul:1151353

Title: Le nord de Montréal ou régions Labelle et du St. Maurice [Front]
Description: This is a cadastral map from 1894 showing the lands, First Nations reserves, counties, townships and lots located north of Montreal. It includes comprehensive information on colonization, lot sales, lands, relief, soil and climate of the Northern areas, particularly the regions of Labelle and St. Maurice (see record for the "back" of the map).
Type: Maps
Date: 31 December 1894
Identifier: 3482/M6 A1/270/1894
Identifier (PID): yul:1151347