Historical Topographic Map Digitization Project
Preserving Ontario’s Past
The Historical Topographic Map Digitization project was initiated by the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) Geo Community in 2014. It is a 2.5 year initiative to digitize and georeference early-to-mid 20th century historical topographic maps covering the province of Ontario at the scales of 1:25,000 and 1:63,360. The goal is to create and provide access to high-resolution map scans that preserve historical topographic information and meet the needs of current and future users.
The maps on the home page represent a sampling of the over 1000 maps in the historical topographic maps collection. Please select Full Collection below to view more.
Barrie, Ontario. 1:63,360. Map Sheet 031D05, [ed. 1], 1928
This is a georeferenced raster image of a printed paper map of the Barrie, Ontario region (Sheet No. 105), published in 1928. It is the first edition in a series of six maps, published between 1928 and 1950. It is one of the first maps that was created through the use of aerial imagery as a topographic tool.
The survey for this map was conducted in 1927 using imagery taken by the Royal Canadian Air Force, as part of a national topographical survey originally commissioned by Department of Militia and Defence in 1904. This survey was completed by the Geographical Section, General Staff, Department of National Defence.
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