Part 1 - A rare, ORIGINAL blueprint poster-size map of the Forest Hill area as it was when plots of some of the priciest real estate in Toronto were being subdivided. The blueprint also shows the size of lots, such as 40 feet wide by 120 feet deep.

Size of map: approx. 29 inches x 23.5 inches (74 cm x 59.5 cm)

Printed on the map: Plan of RE Division of Lots 398 to 408, 419 to 497, 50a to 637 Part of Block A and the highways adjoining same Plan M378 Land Titles Office Toronto Township of York Scale 100ft = 1 inch Surveyor's Certificate I hereby certify that this Plan accurately shews the manner in which the Land entered in the office of Land Titles, at Toronto as parcel No. Being Lots 398 to 408, 419 to 497, 501 to 637, Part Block A and the Highways adjoining same Plan M378 (Land Titles Office) has been surveyed and subdivided by me and that the said Plan is prepared in accordance with the provisions of Land Titles Act and Surveys Act. John van Nostrand [signature] O.L. Surveyor Speight & van Nostrand O.L. Surveyors Toronto 26th February 1929

The map boundaries are: Eglinton Avenue on the north side, Bathurst Street on the east side, Connaught Avenue on the west side, and Avenal Drive on the south

The streets shown, in alphabetical order, are: Ava Road Avenal Drive Camberwell Road Connaught Avenue East Chiltern Hill Road Dewbourne Avenue Hilltop Road Peveril Hill North Peveril Hill South Rostrevor Road

Map size: approx. 9 inches x 19 inches (23 cm x 48 cm). 

The full map is shown in the first photo. Other photos show details from the map.

Condition: folds, pinholes, a one-inch tear at the top edge, centre, has been repaired with archival mending tissue), otherwise in remarkably good, vintage condition, considering its age and purpose as a blueprint. Blank en verso. This is an original blueprint map from 1929, not a reproduction! Bananastrudel sells only originals.