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Over time, the Archives has acquired numerous miscellaneous maps from many parts of Ontario and throughout Canada.

New York, Published by Ensigns & Thayer, 36 Ann Street. D. Needham, Buffalo, N.Y. No 12 Exchange St. Drawn & Engraved by J.M. Atwood N. York. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1848 by Ensign's & Thayer in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. Inset: 'MAP OF NOVA SCOTIA AND NEW BRUNSWICK. Showing the Route of Steamers from HALIFAX TO BOSTON'; portraits of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert with a coat of arms and motto; 'Explanations' [legend]: districts, cos, capitals of districts, railways, canals; shows some roads but no railways; twps north to the base of the Bruce Peninsula and in the east north to Bexley, Somerville, Harvey to Palmerston, and Lavant to Pembroke; decorative scroll-work border; Winearls 161 [First State]

File includes a broadside advertising the auction sale of Northcote Farm on Lake Katchewanooka, property of Dr. Campbell Mellis Douglas. Most of Northcote Farm became part of Lakefield College School in 2007; a small part of Northcote is retained by the Gastle family. Also included are two small hand-drawn maps by George Douglas of Northcoate Farm, ca. 1909.

Additional items were added in 2020

• Chart: Department of Railways & Canals Canada, Trent Canal Chart No. 13, Lakefield to Young's Point, 1923
• Map: hand-drawn by George Douglas of waterway from Lakefield to Young's Point, n.d.
• Map: Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Department of National Defence,1940 (partial map only)
• Map, 1984 reproduction of 1784 Canada, including that part later named Ontario Exhibiting the adjacent countries and Indian - Nations
• Postcard: Little Lake, Peterboro, n.d.

File contains an original hand-coloured Dickson Mill property plan. Registered in the Register office Peterborough the 31st December AD 1867. Scale - 100 feet per inch. It is framed with acid-free materials; framed dimensions 66 cm (h) x 104.5 cm (w).

Reproduction with settler names as of 1878, plus sketches on edges of churches and other landmarks.

Fine consists of a map of Canada with country boundaries outlined in colour. Identified as Plate 24.

File includes 8 pencil sketches of people, flowers, & farm animals: 2 unsigned; 3 signed "M.E.R." 1 signed "Bessie"; 1 signed "S.E.R."; 1 signed "F.B." and titled "Kate & Pompey in the stable & the other Pompey mending the first Pompey's collar." "The other Pompey" according to Stewart Brown is his grandfather, T.A. Stewart Brown (1852-1936).

Also includes 1 ink sketch unsigned. 1 envelope addressed to Bessie Lydia Stewart.

Also included is a linen-backed map of Ireland "published under the superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge." Sir Francis Beaufort, relative of Frances Stewart, is known to have been involved in the preparation of such maps/atlases published by the above Society

Series consists of assorted maps of the Haliburton region (copies) received from Prof. Tom Whillans.

Series consists of files kept by John Wadland, relating to the Bioregionalism course taught by Professor John Wadland and Professor Tom Whillans, 1989-2003, in Haliburton. Files include correspondence, maps, data, pamphlets and booklets, financial statements, student papers, copies of articles, newspaper clippings, and materials relating to the Haliburton Bioregional Atlas.

Series consists of files on the Golden Lake First Nation land claim, including agreements, reports, policies, maps, and other information.

Collection includes created by Trent University's Haliburton-centred bioregionalism course. Records includes papers and reports prepared by students, reports and resource material on Haliburton, articles on regionalism, files pertaining to the Golden Lake First Nation land claim, a coursepack binder of resources, and copies of oral history interviews on cassette (originals held by the Haliburton County Museum).

Collection is arranged into 9 series: Student papers; Photocopied book, articles, and other resources on lumbering, agriculture and other topipcs; Audiovisual materials; Haliburton region reports and resources; Haliburton tourism information; Golden Lake land claim files; John Wadland's bioregionalism files; Bioregionalism coursepack and other educational materials; and maps.