Map of Ontario by Chewett, 1825

This map is famous primarily because it shows the extent of the Canada Company lands. Those lands, former provincial government reserves, were a thorny political problem for many years. To the right of the title is a model of the distribution of the lands in a township. For 30 years, this was the most comprehensive map of the province.

Catalogue entry:
Chewett, James G.
A map of the province of Upper Canada and the adjacent territories in North America : shewing the districts counties and townships in which are situated the lands purchased from the Crown by the Canada Company Incorporated 1825 / compiled by James G. Chewett, assistant draftsman under the direction of Thomas Ridout Esqr. Surveyor General of the Province ; engraved by I.S. Cox ... — Scale [ca. 1:53 000]. — [S.l. : s.n., 1825?]. — 1 map on 3 sheets : hand col. ; 95 x 173 cm, on sheets 101 x 61 cm. —

Ref. Nos.: NMC 113165-1, 113165-2, 113165-3