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The Archives has scanned a number of historical maps in its collection. To view the other maps please ask Reference Desk staff for assistance.
Early maps and atlases often show landowners' names, lot layout, lot and concession numbers, and other information.
To view and print these maps, you will have to download the free ExpressView Browser Plug-in (MrSID) for Windows from LizardTech.
This plug-in is compatible with Microsoft Windows using Firefox 2 or 3 or Internet Explorer 7 or 8 web browsers.
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Plan of Toronto Harbour, Joseph Bouchette, 1792, MT 101 |
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Plan of York, Lieut. Philpotts, 1818, MT 109 |
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Topographical map of the city and liberties of Toronto, James Cane, 1842, MT 255 |
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Plan of the Township of York, J.O. Browne, 1851, Series 443, File 40 |
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Plan of the City of Toronto, Canada West, Fleming Ridout & Schreiber, 1857, Series 88, Item 13 |
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Plan of the City of Toronto, H.J. Browne, 1862, MT 845 |
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Fire insurance plan showing extent of fire, Charles Edwin Goad, 1904, MT 799 |
Early maps sometimes show the names of land owners. In the 1790s, the government divided land into 100-acre parcels and gave each a concession number and a lot number. Concession and lot numbers are still used today to legally identify plots of land.
Detail of Topographical Map of the City and Liberties of Toronto, Cane, 1842, MT 255
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