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  1. A collection of significant historical maps of Toronto (York) -- to amuse, delight and inform.

    • Nathan Ng

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  2. Apr 8, 2013 · I recently launched Historical Maps of Toronto, featuring simple and free access to a selection of notable maps of my fair city. If you’ve ever wondered what ‘Muddy York’ looked like 200 years ago, and then wanted to trace the city’s development over the following century, this collection ought to pique your interest.

  3. “Sometime in 1858, William Somerville Boulton (1830-1860) and his brother Henry Carew Boulton (1833-1898), young Provincial Land Surveyors, completed this massive 30-sheet map or "atlas" of the City of Toronto.

  4. Historical Maps & Atlases. For best performance, it is recommended to view these maps on a laptop or desktop computer. Historical maps and atlases are fully accessible for viewing online. Should you require copies of maps, they must be purchased individually.

  5. Simple, free, online access to a selection of notable historical maps of Toronto. Please share these maps with other history enthusiasts! I encourage you to download any posted map for your own use and examination.

  6. To date, we have scanned several dozen historical maps of Toronto and the Don River watershed, and compiled the following geospatial datasets: 1) changes to the river channel and shoreline of Toronto harbour, 1858-1918; 2) industrial development in the Lower Don River Watershed, 1857-1951 (as points, and in some cases polygons); 3) historical ...

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  8. Maps of Toronto from 1788 to 1913, many with annotations and inscriptions; available in Historicity. Survey maps of Upper Canada showing the development and the settlement of lands and roads, consisting of Canada Company maps from 1820-1853 and Charles Rankin maps from 1820-1874.