Joseph Hutchins Colton
Canada West, 1862
14 x 16 in
40 x 35 cm
40 x 35 cm
CAN3059
Colton's Civil War era map of Canada West of Upper Canada, showing the railways and with an inset of the Welland Canal. The canal in the inset is actually the...
Colton's Civil War era map of Canada West of Upper Canada, showing the railways and with an inset of the Welland Canal.
The canal in the inset is actually the Second Welland Canal, (out of four) and is a strategic waterway connecting Lakes Erie and Ontario. The inset also shows the parallel railway used to help transport cargo, the Welland Railway.
The geographical base of the map goes back to the early 19th century surveys by Smyth but augmented with later work by other map makers such as Bouchette.
Original colour. [CAN3059]
The canal in the inset is actually the Second Welland Canal, (out of four) and is a strategic waterway connecting Lakes Erie and Ontario. The inset also shows the parallel railway used to help transport cargo, the Welland Railway.
The geographical base of the map goes back to the early 19th century surveys by Smyth but augmented with later work by other map makers such as Bouchette.
Original colour. [CAN3059]
