Montreal (1822)

This map, engraved by the british Army Corps of Royal Engineers and named "Proposed distribution of lots to be sold on & near the Citadel Hill Montreal" is one of the very first known maps printed in Canada. Commercial lithography first appeared in Canada in the 1830s, but this map may have been printed by the military and government presses in Quebec City. The engraver, Bennet, also engraved other maps.