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and the " Nortliei-n bounds of New Engknd by Charter of Nov. 3rd, 

 1620, which extend westward to the South Sea." 



A fine inedited MS. map of the Province of Quebec, as well as of 

 all kno^\ai Canada at the time, on a large scale, by Major S. Holland, 

 is preserved in the Crown Lands Department at Toronto. A repro- 

 duction of this document in facsimile would be an acceptable boon. 



David W. Smith's Gazetteer was drawn up to accompany a map of 

 Upper Canada, published by authority in London in 1799, by W. 

 Faden, G-eogxapher to the King and Prince of Wales. This was the 

 first engraved map of Upper Canada. The second edition of this 

 Gazetteer was put forth to accompany another map of Upper Canada, 

 published in London by the same Faden in 1813. The publication 

 of the second edition was superintended by Governor Gore, who was 

 in London at the time. 



Bouchette's map, published in 1815, accompanied by his first work, 

 " A Topographical Description, &c.," was one of Lower Canada only. 

 But his map published in 1831, to which his quarto was a companion, 

 was one of both Provinces ; and of this, which is a splendid work of 

 art, a copy lies on the table. This may be regarded as the standard 

 map up to the year 1852, when Col. Bouchette's son, Joseph Bouchette, 

 the Second Deputy Surveyor- General, published a large general map of 

 all the British Provinces, according to the Treaties of 1842 and 1846. 

 This map exhibits workmanship of the first-class, and was executed 

 in London. Li 1862, Tremaine's large map of Western Canada 

 appeared, and in the same year its rival, Tackabury's map ; both 

 exhibiting clearly and beautifully, all the new surveys, &c. These 

 were both most creditable Canadian productions. 



The British Admiralty also put forth, many yeai's ago, a series of 

 charts for the navigation of the lakes, constructed by Admiral H. 

 W. Bayfield. Many elaborate maps, too, have appeared in connection 

 with the Geological Survey of Canada. And there have been separate 

 maps executed of the several counties of Western Canada by Mr. 

 Rankin and others, and engraved by Ellis and Rolph, of Toronto. 



Two oflicial reports presented to the Ontario Parliament in 1872 

 and 1873 respectively, have furnished those who are interested in 

 early Canadian maps, with reproductions of several valuable docu- 

 ments not easily accessible before. 



1. Mr. Mills' Report on the Boundaries of the Province of Ontario, 

 has attached to it copies of the following: — (1). John Senex's Map, 



