Identity area
Reference code
CA BWGPL LHC-2023-11-13/20
Title
"The Holland Marsh" by Edward Cavell
Date(s)
- 1935 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
Three documents, 7 pages total
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Name of creator
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Provided to the collection by Andrew Rettig, courtesy of the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors.
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Scope and content
A 1935 study of the 1852 survey of the Holland Marsh, written by Edward Cavell and published by the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors. The report is accompanied by a portrait and biography of Cavell, former President of the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors.
The first full survey of the Marsh was conducted due to the construction of the Northern Railway between Toronto and Barrie after 1852. The surveyor used tamarack poles hammered into the muck below the water.
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Copyright held by a third party.
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Language of material
English
Script of material
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Name access points
- Edward Cavell (Subject)
- Association of Ontario Land Surveyors (Subject)
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Description identifier
Institution identifier
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Rules and/or conventions used
RAD, ISAD
Status
Draft
Level of detail
Partial
Dates of creation revision deletion
November 13 2023
Language(s)
English
Script(s)
Sources
Correspondence with Andrew Rettig.