File:A Birds-eye View of the river Niagara from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario shewing the situation and extent of Navy Island, and the Towns and Villages on the banks of the river in Canada and the United States 21398.jpg

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J. Robins, Bride Court, Fleet Street;

after a drawing by J. R. Callington, engineer Boston
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English: A Birds-eye View of the river Niagara from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario shewing the situation and extent of Navy Island, and the Towns and Villages on the banks of the river in Canada and the United States.

Broadside showing part of the Theatre of War during the "MacKenize Rebellion," where a group of Americans from Buffalo, New York, led by Canadian William Lyon MacKenzie, sought to invade Canada.

View shows the entire length of the Niagara River, as drawn by W.R. Callington, "Engineer, Boston, from an Actual Survey made in 1837." Numbers are identified in a key under the title. "Schlosser, the place where the Caroline was burnt."

Joseph Robins]
Date circa 1838
date QS:P571,+1838-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source/Photographer https://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/21398/a-birds-eye-view-of-the-river-niagara-from-lake-erie-to-lake-callington
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  • Litho From another sketch by W. R. Callington, engineer, Boston
    Litho From another sketch by W. R. Callington, engineer, Boston

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