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Plan of York Surveyed and Drawn by Lieut. Phillpotts, Royal Engineers.

Map courtesy Library and Archives Canada: NMC 17026. Winearls, MUC no. 2040 (2)

Information from Historical Maps of Toronto:

“Phillpott's map of Toronto may be considered one of the city's fundamental maps. The map graphically shows the development within the original city blocks as well as the newer developments to the west and north. The map bears the stamps of the Board of Ordnance and the Inspector General of Fortifications.”

Although Phillpotts performed the survey in 1818, he did not draw the map until 1823.

‘George Phillpotts was a lieutenant in the Royal Engineers, when he made the fine 1818 map of Toronto. He was appointed aide-de-camp to Sir John Colborne in 1833 and was assistant Quartermaster General during the 1837 Rebellion.

The Royal Engineers were stationed in Toronto from the earliest period of British settlement and made reconnaissance sketches and topographical maps for the defense of Toronto as well as plans of the fort and military property. Unlike the civilian surveyors who were primarily concerned with property lines and boundaries, the military were more interested in the shape of the land and location of forested or cleared lands, passable roads, buildings, and other landmarks. Some of their maps of Toronto were the most detailed produced at the time.’ - Ganton/Winearls, ibid.

This map was georeferenced using ArcGIS software. The image was then cached to create this map service.

This product is to be used for reference purposes only. The original historical paper maps were sometimes damaged or distorted to varying degrees due to age and use. There are spatial inaccuracies and some places where the footprints do not lineup perfectly or in some cases overlap.

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Plan of York Surveyed and Drawn by Lieut. Phillpotts, Royal Engineers.

Map courtesy Library and Archives Canada: NMC 17026. Winearls, MUC no. 2040 (2)

Information from Historical Maps of Toronto:

Although Phillpotts performed the survey in 1818, he did not draw the map until 1823.

This map was georeferenced using ArcGIS software. The image was then cached to create this map service.

Copyright Text: City of Toronto Archives

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Document Info:

Title: 1818 Phillpotts Plan of York
Author: arcgis_content_historical
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Subject: Plan of York (Toronto) Surveyed and Drawn by Lieut. Phillpotts, Royal Engineers.
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Keywords: Toronto, historic, Philpotts, 1818, historical