Plan of the River from Niagara to Fort Schlosser

Abstract

Historic map showing the Niagara River from Lake Ontario to Fort Schlosser, located east of Niagara Falls. North is oriented to the right. Niagara Falls and the rapids are labelled within the Niagara River. Fort Niagara is shown at the mouth of the Niagara River at Lake Ontario. Hydrological features are shown but not labelled. The Niagara Escarpment and relief shown in shading. Text written next to the title reads: “Quebec 6th Decr. 1788. Gother Mann Captn. Command A.(?) Engn.” Authorship indicated: Gother Mann. Scale: 1 mile to 1 inch ; 1:63,360 Map image in JPEG format. Digital reproduction: Library and Archives Canada, National Map Collection: NMC-26862. Digital image from the CD-ROM entitled "Historic maps of the Niagara Peninsula from 1787-1864, acquired 2005" available in the Map, Data & GIS Library at call number G 3462 N53 1864 L53 2005. Georeferenced and modified by Map, Data and GIS Library, Brock University. Described in: Mapping Upper Canada, 1780-1867 / Joan Winearls. 1991. Reference no.: 669 (2)