Map of Canada West

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Title

Map of Canada West

Description

A detailed 19th-century map of Canada West (modern-day Ontario), showing counties, townships, roads, rivers, lakes, and settlement patterns. The map includes fine boundary lines, labeled municipalities, and an inset map showing the Great Lakes region and parts of Michigan. Colour-tinted shading highlights administrative divisions.

Creator

Courtesy David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, Stanford University, Harper and Brothers

Source

University of Arkansas. (n.d.). Nelson Hackett’s journey. The Nelson Hackett Project. https://nelsonhackettproject.uark.edu/nelson-hacketts-journey/

Publisher

Courtesy David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, Stanford University

Date

1845

Rights

Courtesy David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, Stanford University, Harper and Brothers

Files

Map-of-Canada-West.jpg

Citation

Courtesy David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, Stanford University, Harper and Brothers, “Map of Canada West,” Black Canadian History Exhibit, accessed December 5, 2025, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/mathieu-black-canadian-history-exhibit/items/show/358.