A topographical map of Mazinaw Lake - Canada sheet #31 C/14. Published by the Army Survey Establishment, Department of National Defence in 1947. Scale 1 inch to 1 mile = 1/63.360.

A road map of Hastings County in 1953. Portions of adjoining counties are also pictured. Boundaries are yellow, while roads are blue and red. Published by the Ontario Department of Highways. Scale: 1 inch = 4 miles.

A map from the Eastern Canada series entitled "Topographic Map of Ontario - Belleville Sheet 31 C/3." The map includes Hastings County to Hillier in Prince Edward County. Published in 1938 by the Department of National Defence. Scale 1 inch to 1 mile.

Donated by the Belleville Public Library in 2014.

Forde Stapley, Sarah Smith and Kenneth Bird discuss the workings of a stone machine used to remove large boulders from the fields.

File contains newspaper articles concerning legends surrounding Meyers' and Bleecker's Cave in Hastings County.

Photocopied cover of manuscript field notes by Quentin Johnston, Provincial Land Surveyor concerning resources and quality of land in Faraday Township in 1857. Published by Ontario Department of Crown Lands.

A map showing a plan for the Belleville Harbour. The total area stretches from south Front Street to the Ponton Plan. Published by John T. Ransom on May 19th, 1947. The map features field notes of survey of lands, marshes and Bay of Quinte waters. Scale: 1':100'.

A "Celestial Atlas designed to illustrate the Geography of the Heavens" by Elijah Hinsdale Burritt, an American astronomer and mathematician. This second edition was published in 1833 by F. J. Huntingdon in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Connecticut. The pages are as follows:

1. "The visible heavens in October, November and December."
2. "The visible heavens in January, February and March."
3. "The visible heavens in April, May and June."
4. "The visible heavens in July, August and September."
5. "The visible heavens in the North polar region for each month of the year."
6. "The visible heavens in the South polar region for each month of the year."
7. "Planisphere of the whole heavens on Mercator's projection."

An 1877 map of Belleville, Hastings County, Ontario by Evans & Bolger, surveyors. Map includes a table showing dates of plans in the registry office with plan name, wards and dates.

Reproduction of Part 2 of a map showing a plan of the Principal Settlements of Upper Canada in 1817. The area covers from Northumberland to Essex counties.
This map can be found the Archives of Canada.

Reproduction of Part 1 of a map showing a plan of the Principal Settlements of Upper Canada in 1817. The area covers from Eastern to Midland to Home District.
This map can be found the Archives of Canada.

Reproduction of a map showing new settlements, townships, counties etc.in the province of Upper Canada as of April 12, 1800. The total area spans from Quebec to Lake Huron and from Lake Michigan to New Hampshire then south to Pennsylvania in the U.S.A. This was the first printed map of Upper Canada, showing all settlements since 1784. Charted by D. W. Smith, Esq., Surveyor General London and published by W. Faden
This map can be found in "Charting Our Past" from the Archives of Ontario.

Poor reproduction of a sketch of Upper Canada to show places designated by Lt. Gov. Simcoe for towns and proposed military roads, circa 1796. The map was published by B. M. Kings.

A "New Map of Upper & Lower Canada" published December 1, 1807. Scale: British statute 69.5 miles to a degree. Created by John Cary, engraver and map-seller, No. 181 strand, London.

A road map of Hastings County in 1956. Portions of adjoining counties are also pictured. Boundaries are yellow, while roads are blue and red. Published by the Ontario Department of Highways. Scale: 1 inch = 4 miles. Dimensions: 72cm x 46.5cm.

Donated by Vera Crabbe in 2008.