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Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints

West Canada Warren, Henry; Wallis, Robert, 1794-1878

Description

Engraved map with hand-colored outline. Shows drawings of Kingston, Niagara Falls, local Indians and a beaver. Also shows seal of Upper Canada with inscription: "Victoria Dei Gratia Britanniar. REG F D, Sigill Prov. Canadae Superioris". Decorative flower border. Lower Margin: "The Illustrations by H. Warren & Engraved by Robt. Wallis.", "The Map Drawn & Engraved by J. Rapkin."

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Title
West Canada
Creator
Warren, Henry; Wallis, Robert, 1794-1878
Publisher
London, New York : John Tallis & Company
Date Issued
[1851]
Description
Engraved map with hand-colored outline. Shows drawings of Kingston, Niagara Falls, local Indians and a beaver. Also shows seal of Upper Canada with inscription: "Victoria Dei Gratia Britanniar. REG F D, Sigill Prov. Canadae Superioris". Decorative flower border. Lower Margin: "The Illustrations by H. Warren & Engraved by Robt. Wallis.", "The Map Drawn & Engraved by J. Rapkin."
Extent
1 map ; 24 x 32 cm
Geographic Location
Canada, Eastern ; Canada, Western ; Quebec (Province)
Genre
Maps
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Notes
See two other maps from this atlas are in the McCormick Collection. See maps mccormick_124 and mccormick_128. Map possibly removed from source: Martin, Robert Montgomery. Ed. Tallis's Illustrated Atlas, and Modern History of the World, Geographical, Political, Commercial, and Statistical. London, New York: John Tallis and Company, 1851.
Information found in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography; Tooly's Dictionary of Mapmakers. Rev. ed. 2003 v.4, David Rumsey's website, MapHist listsrv discussion on Tallis maps, and the Trent University Archives fonds description for Robert Hunter.
Identifier
G3460 1851 .R36; mccormick_120
Collection
Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Andrew McCormick Maps and Prints
Date Available
2013-04-01
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books & Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/
Catalogue Record
http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=5028178
AIP UUID
1b1386eb-5c52-48e0-b459-d41e2d5356e0
DOI
10.14288/1.0023186
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books & Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca/