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The Evolution of Ontario's Boundaries - 1876


Map of Ontario Boundaries - 1876

After the purchase of Rupert's Land by Canada in 1868. Ontario's boundaries moved west and north to a "provisional" boundary in 1874.

Map scanned from the Economic Atlas of Ontario / Atlas Économique de l'Ontario
W. G. Dean, Editor/ Directeur; G. J. Mathews, Cartographer/ Cartographe
Printed 1969 by University of Toronto Press for the Government of Ontario

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