- Media Type
- Image
- Text
- Collection
- Item Type
- Maps
- Description
- The subdivision of the township of Clara as subdivided into lots and concessions by J.W. Fitzgerald P.L.S., and shown on plan of survey, dated the 19th Nov 1885.
- Notes
Early surveyors, like William E. Logan, used Rochon micrometer telescopes and targets (disk on a calibrated pole) to measure distance. Each microscope had a different calibration and therefore a different range. The instruments were calibrated against a distance measured with a surveyors chain (also known as Gunter’s chain). One chain had 100 links and was 66 feet (about 20 meters) or 22 yards long.
Sources
William E. Logan (2007). 1845 Survey of the Upper Ottawa Valley. Mercury Series History Paper 54. Charles H. Smith and Ian Dyck (eds.). Gatineau, Quebec: Canadian Museum of Civilization Corporation.
surveyor’s chain. (2010). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved April 14, 2010, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/575448/surveyors-chain
- Inscriptions
- Certificate:
The subdivision of the township of Clara as subdivided into lots and concessions by J.W. Fitzgerald P.L.S., and shown on plan of survey, dated the 19th Nov 1885, [with the exception of concessions A,B, and C] is hereby annulled. Signed: F.A. MacDougall Deputy Minister.
Certificate:
Surveys performed henceforth within the former subdivision of the township of Clara, [with the exception of concessions A,B, and C] shall be classified as being in unsubdivided territory, which means that each surveyed parcel must be designated by its mining claim number, or if not a mining claim, then by the surveyors official letters and numbers. Each survey made must adhere to the form area, or unsubdivided township. Signed: F.W. Beatty.
- Date of Original
- November 19, 1885
- Date Of Event
- December 22, 1952
- Dimensions
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Width: 23 cm
Height: 30 cm
- Map Scale:
- 40 chains to an inch
- Subject(s)
- Collection
- Township Collection
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 46.20012 Longitude: -78.31624
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- Creative Commons licence
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- Copyright Statement
- Public domain: Copyright has expired according to Canadian law. No restrictions on use.
- Copyright Date
- 1885
- Contact
- Head, Clara and Maria Public LibraryEmail:hcmhistory@gmail.com