ESTABLISHMENT: 1787-1820

EXPANSION: 1820-1850

THE BOOM: 1850-1862

THE EMERGING METROPOLIS: 1862-1902

See Also: My Other Historical Toronto Map Projects

Goad’s Atlas of Toronto—Online!

*** Just launched ***

Fort York and Garrison Common Maps

External Resources

I’ve created two (somewhat overlapping) lists of online resources for intrepid souls wishing to investigate further into the history of our fair city...

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Simple and free online access to a selection of notable historical maps of Toronto., & 1878 Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of York — incl.-- includes: 1848 Cranfield/Owen Plan of Toronto Harbour, 1889 Polk New map of the city of Toronto published for the Toronto City Directory, 1891 Alexander & Cable’s map of the City of Toronto & suburbs, 1895 Foster’s vest pocket map of Toronto, and 1898 Cyclists' Road Map for the County of York Including Portions of Ontario, Peel and Simcoe.Featuring gorgeous, information-rich late Victorian-era (and beyond) fire insurance maps published by Charles Goad. Available editions include: 1884, 1890, 1893, 1899, 1903, 1910, 1913, and 1924. Also posted are the even-more-detailed Insurance Plans of the City of Toronto for the years 1880 and 1889, as well as a bonus article/photo gallery on the Toronto Fires of 1904 and 1895.A lovingly-researched collaboration with The Friends of Fort York, this site visually explores the history of the birthplace of Toronto, through a curated series of captioned maps.