| Description | Two maps/plans of the Bruce Mines, Ontario, Canada, 1849, comprising:
1) 'Plan of Part of the Bruce Mines, Shewing the Mineral Veins', surveyed by W E Logan, Esq, FGS. Drawn by James Cane, CE. Lithographed by Matthew.
2) 'Plan of the whole of the Location of the Bruce Mines the property of the Montreal Mining Company containing 6400 Acres.' Lithograph. |
| Administrative History | These maps accompanied William E Logan’s ‘Report on the north shore of Lake Huron’ (1849) which was issued alongside the Geological Survey of Canada, 'Report of Progress for the year 1847-1848' [by William E Logan], (1849).
Logan has been sent to the mining town of Bruce Mines in Ontario, Canada, to report back on the area’s mineral wealth. Bruce Mines was established in the early 1840s to exploit the rich supplies of copper ore beneath it. The earliest inhabitants were Cornish miners and Logan’s report frequently refers to the ‘Cornish mode’ when describing excavation practices. |
| CustodialHistory | The maps were in the Rare Book collection, bound with the illustrated plates of Charles Jackson's survey of Maine (1837) and Edward Hitchcock's survey of Massachusetts (1835). The binding had broken down leaving the contents in very poor condition and torn. Following conservation, the maps were flattened. For storage purposes they were therefore transferred to archive collection, January 2026. |