Plan of Military Reserve Land and Proposed Military Fort at Fort Erie
Abstract
Historic plan showing military reserve land in Fort Erie which sits north of Lake Erie. A plan of the fort is shown which includes design and measurements of the fort walls along with buildings within the fort. Military land south of the fort is shown broken into lots and numbered. The measurements are shown in chains. More buildings are shown right on the shore of Lake Erie, one of which is labelled: “Kings Store House”. A road is shown running east to west and is labelled: “Road to Chippewa”. A cross-section diagram of the military line of Fort Erie is shown at the top of the plan. The plan bears the stamp of the Inspector General of Fortifications. Written in the top right corner is: “G. M. No. 41 1794”.Authorship is unknown however plan is stamped “Inspector General of Fortifications”.
Scale: Section 10 feet to 1 inch [1:120]. Plan measured in chains.
Digital reproduction: Library and Archives Canada, National Map Collection: NMC-5258. Original map size 14 3/4 x 21 1/4 in.
Georeferenced and modified by Map, Data and GIS Library, Brock University.