Part of the Military Reserve

Description

Sponsors

This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.

Media Type

Image

Item Types

Prints

Photographs

Description

This photograph of a plan is titled “Part of the Military Reserve” and is dated in Quebec, April 8th, 1810. It was obtained by the Museum from the “National Archives of Canada, Cartographic and Architectural Archives Division” with the call number NMC-10826. It shows Fort George’s location prior to the war and following the alterations made by the American troops as well as the American Entrenchment lines. This photograph can provide an understanding of what the military reserve looked like during the War of 1812.

Date of Original

1810

Dimensions

Width: 20.7 cm
Height: 25.7 cm

Subject(s)

Military occupations
Military - 1812
Fort George
War of 1812
United States - History

Local identifier

991.369

Geographic Coverage

Fort George National Historic Site of Canada

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.252777 Longitude: -79.051388

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