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Map of Toronto with the limits of the 1974 – 1998 boroughs indicated. The amalgamation of Toronto was the creation of the city limits of Toronto, Ontario, Canada after amalgamating, annexing, and merging with surrounding municipalities since the 18th century.
Toronto was originally used on maps dating to the late 17th and early 18th century to refer to Lake Simcoe and the portage route to it. Eventually, the name was brought down to the mouth of the Humber River, which is where the present City of Toronto is situated.
Sep 13, 2018 · YEAR 1834. 1834. This map is based on the City of Toronto’s Annexation Map. The City of Toronto Archives have a high quality digital version of it here. Wikipedia has a detailed timeline of Toronto’s amalgamation and annexations between 1791 and today.
Plan of the City of Toronto and Liberties, J.G. Chewett, 1834, Series 725, Item 83; Topographical map of the city and liberties of Toronto, James Cane, 1842, Series 726, Item 2; Plan of the City of Toronto, Canada West, Fleming Ridout & Schreiber, 1857, Series 88, File 13, Item 1; Plan of the City of Toronto, H.J. Browne, 1862, Series 726, Item 5
Map of Toronto (c. 1900), from the 10th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. Canada’s shift from British colonial status to independent nation-state resulted in Toronto being named as the capital of the province of Ontario, adding administrative and public service employment to the already diverse range of industrial occupations.
description: Toronto Historic Maps is a series of historical maps of the city of Toronto. About the cached maps. Data was collected from the University of Toronto Map and Data Library , Toronto Public Library , Library and Archives Canada, and City of Toronto Archives. The maps were created from digital scans of the original plat maps Charles E ...
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1847. Wave of over 30,000 Irish Immigrants arrive in Toronto to escape the famine in Ireland. 1849. April 7. The first Great Fire of Toronto occurs. May 30. King's College is renamed as the University of Toronto . The Williams Omnibus Bus Line is established as the first public transit system in Toronto. 1850.
