Add MS 57707

R.U.S.I. MAPS. Vol. LXXII (1-12). Places along the St Lawrence from Isle Perrot to L. Ontario.

1. 'Sketch of the River St Lawrence from Lake Ontario to Montreal by an Onondaga Indian', by Guy Johnson; 1759. No scale given. Place-names in native Indian language. Map dates from the period when Johnson was commanding a company of rangers under Gen. Amherst. In 1774 Johnson succeeded his uncle Sir William as superintendent of the Indian department, but after the War of Independence, the Americans confiscated his estates. The accounts of the Indian department for part of Johnson's term of office 1777-1783 are Add. 20769, 20770. Amherst no. A 81. R.U.S.I. no. A 28.47.

Ink and pencil on paper. 295 x 485mm.

2. 'Plan of the battery on the south shore [of the St Lawrence] erected against Fort Levy on the 21 of August 1760', surveyed by B. Ratzer (cf. Add. 57710, f. 6). 1:2400. 'Scale of 200 yards' (= 3 inches). Amherst no. A 13. R.U.S.I. no. A 28.58.

320 x 405mm.

3. Chart of the St Lawrence River, with title 'Carte nouvellement relevé de la presentation a frontenac', probably by – Labroquerie; 1758. 1:205000 approx. 'Echelle de huit lieu marine' (= 217mm.). Map oriented with South-East at top. French. R.U.S.I. no. A 28.[second half of number unclear].

360 x 955mm.

4. Plan of the Fort de la Presentation, on the St Lawrence River, by Paul Labrosse; circa 1750. 'Echelle de 16 arpents' (= 159mm.). Map oriented with South at top. Elevation of the fort at 1:200 approx.; 'Echelle de 15 toises' (= 155mm.). The map shows the particular channel of the St Lawrence marked 'Riviere de Katarakoui'. R.U.S.I. no. A 28.42

360 x 670mm.

5-7. Three rough sketches of the St Lawrence, by Hypolite Laforce; mid 18th cent. Add. 57707, f. 5, no scale given. Add. 57707, f. 6, 1:210000 approx.; 'Echelle de 10 lieues' (= 212mm.). Add. 57707, f. 7, 1:207000 approx.; 'Echelle de 10 lieues' (= 215mm.). Amherst no. A 20 (on all three maps). R.U.S.I. nos. A 28.48A, .48B, and 48C.

Ink and pencil on paper. Largest size 325 x 560mm.

8. 'Plan of the communication from the township no8 to Cataraqui as surveyed by Louis Kell 'Dept Provl Surv.', by Sam. Tuffie; 18th cent. 1:84500. 'Scale of 7 statute miles' (= 5.25 inches). Map oriented with North-North-West at top. Title on verso: 'Plans of the River St Lawrence from Pt au Bodel or Lake S. Francois to Cataraqui'. The map shows the coast line without names or soundings, except for Cataraqui. Presented to the Institution by Lieut. Humfrey, 88th Regt. R.U.S.I. no. A 28.13.

460 x 675mm.

9. 'Nouveau plan du Lac Ontario depuis le fort Frontenac jusqu'a Chouayguin

. . . par Hypolitte Laforce en 1757'. No scale given. Map oriented with North-North-West at top. French. Amherst no. A 66. R.U.S.I. no. A 27.29.

425 x 390mm.

10. 'Carte ou plan nouveau du lac Ontario . . . par Hypolitte Laforce le 4e fevrier 1757'. 1:1029000 approx. 'Echelle de 20 lieues marines' (= 108mm.). French. Amherst no. A 66. R.U.S.I. no. A 27.32.

390 x 705mm.

11. 'Plan of Lake Ontario copied and enlarged from a French original . . . corrected in some places . . . by a sketch of Capn Sowers' by 'D. Brehin, Lieut.'; mid 18th cent. No scale given. Amherst no. A 18. R.U.S.I. no. A 27.31C.

485 x 755mm.

12. 'A plan of George's Bay & islands called by the French I. du Quinte'; circa 1755. No scale given. Map oriented with North-West at top. Amherst no. A 52. R.U.S.I. no. A 28.30.

Ink on paper; 480 x 295mm.

includes:

• f. 1 Maps and Plans: Montreal: River St. Lawrence: Ontario, Lake, Canada: Colonel Guy Johnson, American loyalist and militia colonel: Sketch of R. St Lawrence from L. Ontario to Montreal, by Col. Guy Johnson: 1759: Partly Onondaga Indian language.
• f. 2 Maps and Plans: River St. Lawrence: Bernard Ratzer, military surveyor: Fort Levy, on the St Lawrence R: Plan of battery against Ft. Levy on R. St Lawrence surveyed by Bernard Ratzer: 1760.
• f. 3 Kingston, Ontario: Maps and Plans: River St. Lawrence: La Broquerie, French military surveyor: Fort de la Présentation, on St Lawrence R: Map of R. St Lawrence, from Fort de la Présentation to Fort Frontenac probably by — La Broquerie: 1758: Fr.
• f. 4 Maps and Plans: River St. Lawrence: Paul Labrosse, French military surveyor: Fort de la Présentation, on St Lawrence R: Map of Fort de la Présentation, on R. St Lawrence by Paul Labrosse: circa 1750: Fr.
• ff. 5-7 Maps and Plans: River St. Lawrence: Hypolite Laforce, French military surveyor: Three rough sketches of R. St Lawrence by Hypolite Laforce: mid 18th cent.
• f. 8 Maps and Plans: Samuel Tuffie, military draughtsman: Cataraqui, on L. Ontario, mouth of St Lawrence R: Lake St Francis, on St Lawrence R: Louis Kell, Deputy Provincial Surveyor of Quebec: Map of R. St Lawrence, showing communication betw. L. St Francis and Cataraqui by Samuel Tuffie surveyed by Louis Kell: 18th cent.
• ff. 9, 10 Kingston, Ontario: Maps and Plans: Ontario, Lake, Canada: Hypolite Laforce, French military surveyor: Oswego, on L. Ontario: Maps of L. Ontario, from Fort Frontenac to Chouayguin, with fortifications, etc., marked, by Hypolite Laforce: 1757: Fr.
• f. 11 Maps and Plans: Ontario, Lake, Canada: Captain Thomas Sowers, military surveyor: Lieutenant D. Brehin: Map of L. Ontario from a French original, corrected from a sketch by Capt. Thomas Sowers, by Lieut. D. Brehin: mid 18th cent.
• f. 12 Maps and Plans: Bay of Quinte, Ontario: Plan of Bay of Quinte and islands: circa 1755.