OpenHistoricalMap/Projects/Toronto
Goals
To map the historic development of downtown Toronto and its surroundings from the early 19th century onwards
Maps
- 1842 Cane Map: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Toronto_Cane_map_1842.jpg
- 1860 Tremaines Map: http://oldtorontomaps.blogspot.com/2013/02/1860-tremaines-map-of-county-of-york.html
- Rectified: https://mapwarper.net/layers/1294 (6 out of 8)
- Rectified (Toronto) https://mapwarper.net/layers/1296 (2 out of 8)
Resources
- Aligned maps
- http://oldtorontomaps.blogspot.com/
- https://tayloronhistory.com/
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Old_maps_of_Toronto
- https://oldto.sidewalklabs.com/ (source code)
Goad Atlas
- City website with the plans
- http://skritch.blogspot.com/2012/04/goads-atlas-of-toronto-online.html
- http://goadstoronto.blogspot.com/
Example
Maps of a single city ward
- 1884 : https://maps.library.utoronto.ca/datapub/digital/NG/goad/1884/25atlas-r-17.jpg
- 1890 : https://maps.library.utoronto.ca/datapub/digital/NG/goad/1890/25atlas-r-72.jpg
- 1903 : https://maps.library.utoronto.ca/datapub/digital/NG/goad/1903/Plate25.jpg
- 1913 : https://maps.library.utoronto.ca/datapub/digital/NG/goad/1913/00025.jpg
- 1924 : https://maps.library.utoronto.ca/datapub/digital/NG/goad/1924/00025.jpg
Contact
The main mapper for this project is hroest