File:Sketch of communication from York on Lake Ontario to Glouscester (sic) or Machidash Bay Lake Huron taken by Lieut.t Pilkington of the Roy.l Engineers and Alex.r Aitken Deputy Surveyor in October 1793. RMG K1026.jpg

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Alexander Aitken; Pilkington, Robert
Alexander Aitkin  (–1799)  wikidata:Q4718193
 
Description surveyor
Date of birth/death 1799 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Kingston
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creator QS:P170,Q4718193
Robert Pilkington  (1765–1834)  wikidata:Q18757100
 
Alternative names
Robert W. Pilkington; R. W. Pilkington
Description British military officer
Date of birth/death 7 November 1765 Edit this at Wikidata 6 July 1834 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Chelsfield Bayswater
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creator QS:P170,Q18757100
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English: Sketch of communication from York on Lake Ontario to Glouscester [sic] or Machidash Bay Lake Huron taken by Lieut.t Pilkington of the Roy.l Engineers and Alex.r Aitken Deputy Surveyor in October 1793.Single sheet. Col. ms. Medium: Segmented and backed. Scale: 1:150 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Scale in miles. Additional Places: Canada. Contents Note: Shows Simcoe's route from Hollands River and back, Contains a note on the navigability of Lake Simcoe.
GrenLBB/1 Sketch of communication from York on Lake Ontario to Glouscester [sic] or Machidash Bay Lake Huron taken by Lieut.t Pilkington of the Roy.l Engineers and Alex.r Aitken Deputy Surveyor in October 1793.
Date 1793
date QS:P571,+1793-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions 127 cm x 55 cm
Notes For an analysis of the bias towards geographical coverage when looking at the contents of the collection see tables from the printed (complete) biography of Grenville. This is kept with the red binders as part of the Grenville collection binder (in SOG).
Source/Photographer http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/542360
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