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dc.contributorR. H.(Richard Hugh) Stotherd, 1828-1895. Lieutenant Price, Royal Engineers
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-08T19:16:27Z
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-06T16:36:47Z
dc.date.available2016-07-08T19:16:27Z
dc.date.available2016-10-06T16:36:47Z
dc.date.created2016-07-08T19:16:27Z
dc.date.issued1862
dc.identifierNMC-26837
dc.identifier.govdocNMC-26837
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10464/10594
dc.description.abstractHistoric map showing “The Niagara Frontier”, situated south of Lake Ontario, north of Lake Erie and west of the United States. The Niagara River divides Canada and the United States. At the mouth of the Niagara River at Lake Ontario, Fort Mississagua (sic) in Canada and Fort Niagara in the U.S. can be seen. Further west along the shore of Lake Ontario, the town of Port Dalhousie is labelled. The Second Welland Canal can be seen extending from Port Dalhousie to Port Colborne. Fort Erie is shown at the mouth of the River at Lake Erie and is labelled: “Fort Erie (in Ruins)”. Other details on the map include towns, wooded areas, creeks, roads and railways. Some buildings are marked such as; inn’s, schools and churches. Relief is shown by shading.
dc.description.abstractIncluded on the map is an index to military sites and proposed sites on the map which are identified by letters. Sites mentioned are: proposed place of arms on the Short Hills, proposed work at Fort Erie, proposed battery opposite Black Rock, proposed battery at the mouth of Chippewa Creek, entrenched camp and temporary batteries on Queenstown (sic) Heights, Fort Mississagua, proposed works at Port Dalhousie and Port Colborne, and entrenched position at Thorold.
dc.description.abstractIdentifying text on the map is as follows: “Plan No. 8 To accompany Report of Commission on Defences of Canada” and “From Sketches by Captn. Sotherd & Lieut’t. Price Rl. Engineers.”
dc.description.abstractAuthorship indicated: Richard Hugh Stotherd and Lieutenant Price, Royal Engineers.
dc.description.abstractScale: 1 inch to 1 mile ; [1:63,360]
dc.description.abstractDigital reproduction: Library and Archives Canada, National Map Collection: NMC-26837. Map image in JPEG format.
dc.description.abstractGeoreferenced and modified by Map, Data and GIS Library, Brock University.
dc.description.abstractDescribed in: Mapping Upper Canada, 1780-1867 / Joan Winearls. 1991. Reference no.: 278 (Plan 8) and Reference no.: 283 (2)
dc.formatScale [1:63,360] 1 " to 1 mile.
dc.rightsNo restrictions. Recommended attribution: Digital map reproduction provided by: Brock University Map, Data & GIS Library
dc.subjectCanada
dc.subjectOntario
dc.subjectNiagara
dc.subjectNiagara River
dc.subjectNiagara Peninsula
dc.subjectWelland Canal
dc.titleThe Niagara Frontier and Welland Canal
dc.typemap
refterms.dateFOA2021-08-01T02:00:39Z


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