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- 1869 (Creation)
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2 maps (65 x 103cm)
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John D. Evans was born in Goderich, Ontario on 27 May 1843. He was educated at the Upper Canada College in Toronto. He trained as a land surveyor and moved to Belleville, Ontario, in 1867. He worked as a surveyor and architect, being responsible for a number of buildings in Belleville including what is now City Hall (built 1871-1873). He worked as the Chief Engineer of the Central Ontario Railway from 1881, retiring in 1925. Evans died in Toronto on 7 November 1930.
His son, John Walter Evans was a prominent engineer and surveyor in the City of Belleville.
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A map of Hastings County including the Town of Belleville and other principal villages:
Trenton, Madoc, Marmora, Tweed, Bridgewater, Stirling, Wicklow, Bangor, Herschel, Monteagle, Carl, Dungannon, Wollaston, Limerick, Cashel, Tudor, Grimsthorpe, Elzevir; Rawdon, Huntingdon, Hungerford, Sidney, Thurlow, Tyendinaga.
Scale: 3 miles =1 inch. Published by John P. Evans, P.L.S. in 1869.
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Poor condition
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Scanned and online at https://www.flickr.com/photos/cabhc/47850080882/
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- Canada » Ontario » Hastings, County of » Belleville
- Canada » Ontario » Hastings, County of » Trenton
- Canada » Ontario » Hastings, County of
- Canada » Ontario » Hastings, County of » Madoc, Township of
- Canada » Ontario » Hastings, County of » Marmora
- Canada » Ontario » Hastings, County of » Tweed
- Canada » Ontario » Hastings, County of » Stirling
- Canada » Ontario » Hastings, County of » Wicklow
- Canada » Ontario » Hastings, County of » Dungannon, Township of
- Canada » Ontario » Hastings, County of » Wollaston
- Canada » Ontario » Hastings, County of » Limerick
- Canada » Ontario » Hastings, County of » Tudor, Township of
- Canada » Ontario » Hastings, County of » Elzevir, Township of
- Canada » Ontario » Hastings, County of » Rawdon, Township of
- Canada » Ontario » Hastings, County of » Huntingdon, Township of
- Canada » Ontario » Hastings, County of » Hungerford, Township of
- Canada » Ontario » Hastings, County of » Sidney, Township of
- Canada » Ontario » Hastings, County of » Thurlow, Township of
- Canada » Ontario » Hastings, County of » Tyendinaga, Township of