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Canada West

9/14/2015

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Please allow me to present just one more map:
For the purposes of my Hersey in Ontario Canada investigation, this 1849 Tallis map of West Canada will be very useful.

Drawn and engraved by J Rapkin,  "The Maps" were published to coincide with the great exhibition in London in 1851.  This map of  "West Canada" shows the eastern part of modern Ontario, divided into districts, along with Indian territory and traders, with  vignettes of  the  Falls of Niagara and, most importantly, a first sighting of Kingston on a map.  Look very closely and find Kingston as well as Old Verulum in Victoria County - a place of Wild Acres...

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John Rapkin (1815-1876) drew and engraved a series of maps for John Tallis published to coincide with the great exhibition in London in 1851. "The maps" were also later re-issued by the London Printing and Publishing Company, still bearing the Tallis imprint. Rapkin's style is elegant and clear and considerable geographical detail and nomenclature is shown on the maps. 

The map shows the eastern part of modern Ontario, divided into districts/counties. Part of the map is shown as "Indian territory", with "Indian traders" and "Falls of Niagara" vignettes.



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