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A Survey of Lake Ontario, done by H. Laforce, of the Naval Department, and Lewis...
Catalogue reference: CO 700/CANADA40
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1789
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A Survey of Lake Ontario, done by H. Laforce, of the Naval Department, and Lewis Kotté, Assistant Engineer. The North Shore in 1783 and the East and South Shores in 1789. Copied from the original Survey in the drawing room of the Engineers Department at Quebec by Wm. Hall, Draughtsman. Examined, Gother Mann, Captain Commandg. R.E. [Insets: Torento Bay, Kingston, and Oswego Harbours.] MS. 1½ miles to 1 inch.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- International
- Maps and plans
- Navy
- Americas
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Colonial Office and predecessors: Maps and Plans: Series I
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