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| Title of Dataset: | Boutlon Atlas of the City of Toronto |
| Date of Dataset: | 1858 |
| Geography covered: | City of Toronto |
| Nominal Scale: | one inch to 100 feet |
| Type of Data: | Image |
| Geographic Referencing: | n/a |
| Format: | MrSID |
| Formal Metadata: | Not yet available. |
| Description of Dataset: | 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. At one inch to
100 feet, this was the largest scale map of Toronto produced to that date
and the first to show buildings in detail. The maps indicated the construction material of buildings from stone through brick (red) to frame (grey and white). The legend also indicates a further classification of buildings (by use of is and 2s) into 1st and 2nd class buildings in that category. Information on fire alarms is also given. |
| Creator of Dataset: | William Somerville Boulton, Henry Carew Boulton |
| Method of Creation: | |
| Status: | |
| Date of Completion/Revision: | |
| Original Sources for Dataset | |
| Title of Original Source: |
Bolton Atlas of the City of Toronto |
| Source Institution | Toronto Public Library |
| External web site |
http://digit.tpl.toronto.on.ca:8000 |
| Copyright Owner: |
Public domain |
| Permission required to use: | From GEORIA |
| Proposal to use data form | |
| Interactive Mapping Page: | |