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- Dec. 1859 (Creation)
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1 map (29 x 34.5cm)
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John Emerson was born near Clones, Ireland on January 16, 1799. He learned the skill of surveying at a young age while still in Ireland. He immigrated to Canada in 1832, settling on a farm in Tyendinaga Township, near Roslin with his sister, Anne. He never married. Throughout his surveying career, he mapped the counties of Hastings, Prince Edward, Northumberland and Lennox and Addington as a Provincial Land Surveyor. He died on February 24, 1884 and was buried in Roslin, Ontario.
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Albert Stapley, Belleville, July 1962
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A map of the boundaries of school sections in Thurlow Township, December 1859. The sections are colourized polychrome. Concessions and main bodies of water are marked. By John Emerson, P.L.S. Dimensions 22.0cm x 35.0cm.
Donated by Albert Stapley in Belleville, July 1962.
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Scanned and online at https://www.flickr.com/photos/cabhc/32919523877/