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Map 1: Hind 1859



Hind 1859

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Map of a Portion of Rupert's Land Surveyed and Examined by the Assinniboine & Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition in the Year 1858 [Sheet 3] (1859)

Hind, Henry Youle. Map of a Portion of Rupert's Land Surveyed and Examined by the Assinniboine & Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition in the Year 1858 Under Instructions from the Provincial Secretary Canada [Sheet 3] [map]. 1:443,520. In: Henry Youle Hind. North-West Territory Reports of Progress Together with a Preliminary and General Report on the Assiniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition Made Under Instructions from the Provincial Secretary Canada. Toronto: John Lovell, 1859.

Henry Y. Hind in charge fo the Expedition. James A. Dickinson, Surveyor & Engineer. John Fleming, Assist Surveyor & Draughtsman. Engraved by Maclear & Co. Lith. Toronto.

The dotted lines shew those parts not not actually surveyed by the Expedition, some being taken from Thompson's Map, such as the East Coast of Lake Winnipeg & the Northern portion of Lake Winnipegosis and some information obtained in the Country. The continous lines shew those portions of the Country which were actually surveyed.

The original maps are on two large sheets and as a result of scanner size constraints they have been scanned in four sections with overlap for display online.

Both H. Y. Hind and S.J. Dawson prepared vast maps showing the accomplishments of their explorations, and one of the most interesting features of these maps is the manner in which relief is depicted. Hind used hachures to show Riding Mountain, and the technique is very appropriate for that purpose. The map also demonstrates how Hind’s observations were centred around field mapping, and how comprehensive was the data which he collected. Vegetation is mapping, sloughs are indicated in the till plain south of Riding Mountain, geological formations are marked, and cart trails are shown on the ridges so that one can see that they are used for travel. Soundings are shown along the west shore of Lake Winnipeg. Much topographic information is entered in the form of written comments and many of the observations, such as “Vast Level Prairie adapted for Agriculture”, were reproduced in countless maps to follow. The Portage Plains, destined to be one of Canada’s great agricultural districts, are designated “Rich Clay Loam”. A special terminology is occasionally used, as when the phrase “Oak Orchards” appears.
(Warkentin and Ruggles. Historical Atlas of Manitoba. map 91, p. 220)


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