“Aerial View: Halifax Harbour Narrows showing Dartmouth”, 1931. https://archives.novascotia.ca/photocollection/archives/?ID=5573
Map Room
Baronets Map
Interesting seeing the crescent here, a similar symbol is seen on the Mi’kmaq Grand Council flag.
“Baronets map”, (Date unknown – listed as 1600, perhaps meant to designate that it’s traced from an earlier map of 17th century origins?) https://archives.novascotia.ca/maps/archives/?ID=7
Dartmouth, Property along the 1st Dartmouth Lake
“Dartmouth, Property along the 1st Dartmouth Lake”, 1853. https://archives.novascotia.ca/maps/archives/?ID=730
Map of Bay of Chibouquetou
One of only two maps I’m aware of that give a representation of an island that once supposedly existed in Dartmouth Cove, as mentioned by Martin on Page 31 of the Story of Dartmouth. Below, a comparison to the modern day shoreline
“Map of Bay of Chibouquetou”, 1711. https://archives.novascotia.ca/maps/archives/?ID=19
See also:
Topographic Map Nova Scotia – Uniacke Sheet and Chezzetcook Sheet No. 11
Lots of detail in this topographical map surveyed in 1920 and reprinted in 1946.
The path of the “Old Annapolis Road” can still be seen.
“Topographic Map Nova Scotia – Uniacke Sheet and Chezzetcook Sheet No. 11. Surveyed and Reproduced by the Geographical Section, General Staff, Department of National Defence. Surveyed 1920 reprinted 1946”, https://archives.novascotia.ca/african-heritage/archives/?ID=682
Map of Halifax County
“Road from Annapolis, overgrown”
“Map of Halifax County”, 1905. https://archives.novascotia.ca/maps/archives/?ID=1292
Map of the Town of Dartmouth
“Map of the Town of Dartmouth:, 1937. https://archives.novascotia.ca/maps/archives/?ID=1495
