Sketch of By Town, Ottawa River, Founded in 1826
by [BOUCHETTE, Joseph]; Reduced by F. Catlin; Engraved by J. & C. Walker
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- near fine
- Condition
- Near fine
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London, Ontario, Canada
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London: [Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green], [1831]. Near fine. 21 x 27 cm page with 18 x 20 cm coloured steel engraving map. Taped to 32 x 39 cm cardboard frame.
Source is "The British Dominions in North America; or a Topographical and Statistical Description of the Provinces of Lower and Upper Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, the Island of Newfoundland, Prince Edward, and Cape Breton," published 1831. J & C Walker - John Walker, Alexander Walker and Charles Walker, known collectively as J & C Walker (active 1820-95) - were engravers, draughtsmen and publishers working through the 19th century. The firm engraved a large corpus of work for the British Admiralty and produced numerous high-quality geographical maps and nautical charts for a variety of other institutions. This map of Bytown (now Ottawa) shows early street names.
Source is "The British Dominions in North America; or a Topographical and Statistical Description of the Provinces of Lower and Upper Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, the Island of Newfoundland, Prince Edward, and Cape Breton," published 1831. J & C Walker - John Walker, Alexander Walker and Charles Walker, known collectively as J & C Walker (active 1820-95) - were engravers, draughtsmen and publishers working through the 19th century. The firm engraved a large corpus of work for the British Admiralty and produced numerous high-quality geographical maps and nautical charts for a variety of other institutions. This map of Bytown (now Ottawa) shows early street names.
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- Bookseller
- Attic Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 142412
- Title
- Sketch of By Town, Ottawa River, Founded in 1826
- Author
- [BOUCHETTE, Joseph]; Reduced by F. Catlin; Engraved by J. & C. Walker
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- [Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green]
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- [1831]
- Keywords
- Bytown, Ottawa, Maps, Town plans
- Bookseller catalogs
- Ontario;
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