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City of Toronto, published expressly for the Toronto City Directory and for sale by R. L. Polk & Company. Room "S" Victoria Chambers, Toronto

Description

Consists of a base map of the City of Toronto and a street index from 1887, and also shows ward boundaries, streets, buildings, and relief.

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Details
Title:

City of Toronto

Creator(s):

R.L. Polk & Co., Publisher

Publisher(s):

R.L. Polk & Co.

Type:

cartographic

Genre:

Maps

Date:

1887

Date of publication:

1887

Subject(s):

Cities and towns
Streets
Buildings
Boundaries
Topographical maps
Toronto
1887

Extent:

1 map : black & white ; 45 x 82 cm, on sheet 51 x 86 cm

Physical form:

Maps

Resolution:

600

Width (px):

20263

Height (px):

12281

Image orientation:

normal*

Colour space:

RGB

Scanning software:

ImageMill Imaging Library v3.000 2013

Note:

Scale approximately 1:14,000. -- Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. -- Includes street index and list of wards with location directions. -- Map shows ward boundaries and names of major streets and buildings. -- Inset of plan shewing waterfront from Greenwood's Lane to East city limits. -- "Published Expressly for The Toronto City Directory and for Sale by R. L. Polk & Company. Room "S" Victoria Chambers, Toronto."

Identifier (local):

3524/T62 A1/14/1887

Identifier (MD5):

7898f246f948a702d09f15ed8454d031

Funding:

Material digitized as part of an Academic Innovation Fund (AIF), awarded in 2018. For more information see: http://avptl.info.yorku.ca/academic-innovation-fund/ .

Municipality:

Toronto

Province:

Ontario

Country:

Canada

Continent:

North America

Coordinates:

43.684831, -79.410122

Rights/Usage:

PUBLIC DOMAIN

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