Vancouver Island, British Columbia (1888)
Surveyed and contoured by J.I. Lang R.E.. Issued as 6 maps with index. Some sheets surveyed in 1887, some in 1888. Map Library has sheets 1-2 and 4-5 joined as one map, hand-col., and sheets 3 and 6 as separates. S.1. [Northwest] -- S. 2. [North central] -- S. 3. [Northeast] -- S. 4. [Southwest] -- S. 5. [South central] -- S. 6. [Southeast] -- S. 7. Index sheet to six inch maps of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Relief shown by contour intervals, intervals of 25 feet, spot heights, soundings. The coasts, shorelines and roads are hand coloured. Shows topography & vegetation, farms, trails, roads, bridges, streets, etc. Notes about the map being "For War Department purposes only" and for what roads to use for artillery and how much weight bridges can handle.
- In Collection:
- Call number: G3514 V5S5 1888 G7 (Map Drawers)
- 1 map ; 138 x 200 cm
- Frontier surveys.
- Six inch maps of Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Scale 1:10 560. Six in. to one statute mile (W 123⁰37'--W 123⁰14'/N 48⁰31'--N 48⁰22').
- Map consists of four photocopied and hand colored sheets taped together to form one piece.
- British Columbia Historical Maps
- July 14, 2025
- Scanned on Betterlight TTI (1/15; 273; bent5, camera height 900) - 600 DPI tif by PD. Metadata by KD.
- Rights
- This material is made available on this site for education and research only.
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