General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

LIMESTONE CARVING RESTS ON WOODEN BASE & IS BOUND BY 4 METAL POSTS.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

57.7 cm

Width

56.5 cm

Height

28.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

33.5

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Exploration and Survey

Category

Landmarks

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Quebec

Period

1765-1958

Canada

IN MARCH, 1762 A SURVEY OF THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE CAUGHNAWAGA INDIAN RESERVE WAS ORDERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MAJOR-GENERAL GAGE AFTER THE POSITION OF THE BOUNDARY HAD BEEN DECIDED ON BY A MILITARY COURT OF FIELD OFFICERS IN MONTREAL. THOMAS GAGE WAS MILITARY GOVERNOR OF MONTREAL C.1760-1763 (REF.1 P.27)

Function

TO MARK & IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC SITE ON THE BOUNDARY LINE OF A SURVEYED AREA.

Technical

OLDEST EXAMPLE OF A SURVEY MARKER FROM THE CDN LANDMARKS COLLECTION ASSEMBLED BY EMR.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

INCISED ON FACE OF POST ON RAISED COLLAR: `HONI SOIT QUE MAL Y PENSE' COLLAR SURMOUNTED BY CROWN, CARVED IN RELIEF: `G.R./ III' CARVED IN RELIEF WITHIN CIRCLE. `1762' INCISED IN RAISED PANEL BELOW/ `34' WRITTEN IN BLACK MARKER ON BASE

Missing

LOWER PART OF POST IS ABSENT From CA of 02/24/1994 by Tony Missio: Yes - top portion only

Finish

BASE ON WHICH STONE RESTS HAS BEEN PAINTED WHITE; METAL POSTS PAINTED BLACK

Decoration

N/A