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An important cartographic
genre of the second half of the 19th century, the description
of Canada was enriched with the appearance of the county map.
Appearing at the time of agricultural and urban development,
when few detailed representation of the settled regions existed,
the county maps were popular because of their beauty, their detail
and their close links with the local communities. Counties, townships, towns and villages, roads, buildings and the names of the owners or occupants of farms are shown. The maps also contain lists of businessmen and local merchants, insets of towns, and vignettes of major buildings of the county. Between 1856 and 1896, fifty-nine maps of counties in Eastern Canada were produced. Available in colour on 105mm microfiche are 15 county maps reproduced from originals in the National Archives of Canada. Custom photographic enlargements from these maps are available upon request, please write for further information. |
List
of available colour microfiche maps
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