Old County Map of Ontario by Mitchell, 1868: Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, London, Kitchener (Berlin) cyprus Grand Anse

Grand Anse

Bodies of water: Major rivers such as the Yangtze (Chang Jiang)

Date of creation: 1874

such as the inset map and the legend

Old County Map of Ontario by Mitchell, 1868: Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, London, Kitchener (Berlin) cyprus Grand AnseMap of Ontario in Counties is Samuel Augustus Jr. Mitchells confident portrait of a province on the cusp of modern nationhood, issued in 1868 with a copyright imprint of 1867 as part of Mitchells New General Atlas. The composition marries bright, discriminating color to an ornate border and finely engraved cartouches, elevating administrative fact into visual pleasure. County tints lock neatly along crisply drawn lines, while a clear scale bar invites