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Waterloo Township map with names of early property owners

Description
Creator
Ellis Little, Artist
Media Type
Image
Item Type
Drawings
Description
Hand drawn maps of early Waterloo township with the names of property owners and approximate dates of ownership.

This map shows part of northwest Waterloo including the early settlement of Erbsville at plot 45 where it touches plot 28. Red line running up through plot 45 is Erbsville road.
Notes
These maps are hand drawn by Ellis Little and outline over 90000 acres of land granted (Block 2, Waterloo Township) to the Six Nations Indians by the British Crown in 1784 and sold in 1798 to Richard Beasley, James Wilson and John Baptist Rousseaux who looked to resell the land in small parcels. The German Company Tract became Waterloo Township.

Modern streets not always identified; maps are not to scale and geographic locations are approximate. Names of property owners on reverse.

See also: "Historical Atlas of Waterloo & Wellington Counties, 1877-1881"; Waterloo Historical Society 1965, pp 44-45 for 1805 Waterloo Township (German Company Tract) lot map with property owner's names; and Waterloo Regional Museum website for further information.
Dimensions
Width: 20 cm
Height: 25 cm
Image Dimensions
Image Width: 20cm
Image Height: 25cm
Subject(s)
Local identifier
ELP 50 57
Collection
Ellis Little Papers
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Latitude: 43.478896 Longitude: -80.593386
Copyright Statement
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