19th Century Manuscript Quebec Land Survey Notes by Canadian Mapmaker and Surveyor
12363On offer is a handwritten document on land surveying, written signed by Canadian surveyor Joseph-Francis Bouchette Jr. (1800-1881).
This fragment of a document, torn below the signature, is about a land claim in Grand Paspebiac, in Gaspésie .
"Peter Huard Claims for No 26 in Grand Paspebiac bounded on the South by Chaleur Bay on the North by the Common on the East by Lot No 35 and on the West by a Highroad..."
BIO NOTES: Joseph-Francis Bouchette Jr. (1800-1881), British-Canadian son of the Surveyor-General of Lower Canada sought funds to support his “Canadian Atlas”, an enlarged edition and more detailed version of his 1831 work. He was unsuccessful. A surveyor in his own right from 1820, J. F. Bouchette was Deputy Surveyor-General by 1840 and following the abolition of the Surveyor-General Office - was appointed Senior Surveyor with the Crowns Lands Department in 1851.
This fragment measures 3-1/4 x 8 inches. It is torn at the bottom, under the signature. Overall Poor to Fair.
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