This dataset consists of a collection of georeferenced TIFF files for use in a GIS software program, produced from volumes 1-3 of the original Fire Insurance Plans of Toronto (1910) by Charles E. Goad. The original atlas plates were photographed at a high resolution by McMaster University Map Collection Staff, and were georeferenced using a vector shapefile of City of Toronto roads (DMTI route logistics) as a baseline. The centers of major intersections were used as control points between the TIFF images and the roads shapefile.
The final result is a large, contiguous map of Toronto from 1910, composed of 228 georeferenced TIFF images. Some overlapping near the edges of the individual atlas pages occurs.
The composite digital map product shows all of the features of the Atlas of the city of Toronto and suburbs, founded on registered plans and special surveys showing plan numbers, lots & buildings.
This georeferencing project was completed at the McMaster University Map Library during the summer of 2009. A group of several individuals completed the georeferencing together over a period of a few days using ArcGIS 9.3 software.
