Archive Record

Metadata

Item ID#

AT2022.001.039

Title

Map of Greenock Township

Object Name

Map

Dates of Creation

1880 [reproduced before 2005]

Creator

H. Belden & Co.

Other Creators

Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre

Description

This is an enlarged reproduction map showing Greenock Township, Bruce County and was originally featured in the "Illustrated Historical Atlas of the Counties of Grey & Bruce Ont., Compiled, Drawn and Published from Personal Examinations and Surveys by H. Belden & Co., Toronto, 1880."

The map features the township's concession and lot numbers, location of the town plots Paisley, Pinkerton, Enniskillen and Riversdale (without town lots numbered). A section of this map is labelled "swamp land." Additional hamlets, villages, lakes and rivers are also identified. Select names are printed on several lots throughout the township. The locations of schools and churches are identified on the map through the use of church and school building icons. Post offices, stores and mills are also labelled. A small section of The Wellington, Grey and Bruce Railway line is seen near the town plot of Paisley.

The reproduction map has been mounted on plywood.

Provenance

This item is believed to have been created by the Bruce County Museum sometime before 2005 for use in Museum exhibits.

Collection

Corporation of the County of Bruce fonds

System of arrangement

This item is part of the County of Bruce fonds, subseries 6 (museum exhibits), series 6 (recreation and cultural services).

Parent Object

COB S6, ss6

Level of Description

Item

Physical Description

1 map : black and white ; 89 x 59 x 0.3 cm

Restrictions on Use

Responsibility for determining the copyright status and permissible use rests with the user.

Associated Material in other Repositories

These maps may be viewed online through McGill University's "The Canadian County Atlas Digital Project: https://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/searchmapframes.php.

Places

Greenock Township