MAP OF PORT HOPE.

WALL & FOREST. 1853 [2018]

This is the earliest printed map of the town to show the actual location of buildings. It delineates the original islands that were once at the mouth of the river which were dug up to control the river and subsequently drain the marsh prior to the construction of the Albert viaduct which is marked ‘proposed’ The map has been long unavailable until re-printed in colour by Lord Russborough’s Annex.
1853 [2018] Colour reproduction suitable for framing or plaquing > GA    
SIZE: 25 x 17 3/4"                                                                                         PRICE CODE A

BIRDS - EYE VIEW OF PORT HOPE.

H. BROSIUS. 1874 [1993]

suitable for framing or plaquing SIZE: 17 x 21 1/2" > EL     PRICE CODE A

First published in 1874 this is the only nineteenth century Birds-eye view of the town created. Herman Brosius came from Minnesota and specialized in Birds eye views he depicted six Ontario towns including Port Hope & Cobourg at a time of considerable industrial expansion and civic development. The majority of the town's buildings, and certainly its architectural character, date from that era.

MAP OF THE UNITED COUNTIES OF NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM

Verso PORT HOPE / COBOURG

Inset VIEW OF THE CITY OF TORONTO
STATISTICS OF THE COUNTY
ADVERTIZEMENTS

Original antique map, Double glazed, oakwood frame. shows patina of age and damp tide mark. SIZE: overall map 19 x 33 7/8 “ verso 19 x 16” Frame 23 x 37 1/4”
LRA m1368 >GNN           PRICE CODE C

This now scarce map was published in 1879 by Frederic B. Miles in his "The New Topographical Atlas of the Province of Ontario, Canada:" 1879. Published by Miles & Co, Toronto. Important separate county map on a large scale showing lots and concessions, railways, post offices, opened and closed roads, churches, school-houses, main travelled roads, county statistics, division court boundaries, &c.  With maps of the chief cities and county towns,

      VERSO

 

BIRDS - EYE VIEW OF COBOURG

H. BROSIUS. 1874 [1997]

Suitable for framing or plaquing   SIZE 16 1/2 x 21 3/4" > EL       PRICE CODE A

First published in 1874 this is the only nineteenth century Birds-eye view of the town created. Herman Brosius came from Minnesota and specialized in Birds eye views he depicted six Ontario towns including Port Hope & Cobourg at a time of considerable industrial expansion and civic development. The majority of the town's buildings, and certainly its architectural character, date from that era.