- Queen's University Archives
- Algonquins of Golden Lake Claim collection
- Maps and Plans #1-32
- Sketch of Ottawa River by I.G. Chewett
Sketch of Ottawa River by I.G. Chewett
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- Queen's University Archives via Queen's University Archives
- Dates
- 1828 (indexed as 1828)
- Level
- item
- Extent
- 1 item of textual record
- Scope & content
- Item is a map of subject area with extensive comments on timber and terrain, including burned out areas. A notation by Chewett reads: "At the upper end of LAKE du CHAT ends the surveyed Land on the Ottawa River. The distances on this Sketch are measured by the run of the canoes with a common watch, in the months of May & June 1826." Where the Coulonge River meets the Ottawa there is a notation "French Settlement 10 or 12 houses". Where the Black River meets the Ottawa, there is notation 'Indian Burial Ground". A few road cuts with mileages are indicated on this map. AO Map Collection R-0.
- Location
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- Language
- English
- Harvested
- 2026-10-18T11:46:29Z · source datestamp 2025-07-16T16:46:13Z · ead