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  • First circumnavigation of Vancouver Island

    Alternative Title
    Archives of British Columbia Memoir No. I [1] and 1st circumnavigation of Vancouver Island
    Subject
    Explorers, History, Discoveries in geography--British, Voyages around the world, Discoveries in geography, and Vancouver, George, 1757-1798
    Creator
    Newcombe, C. F. (Charles Frederic), 1851-1924
    Publisher
    Victoria, B.C. : Printed by William H. Cullin, 1914.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1914
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    GVPL Call Number: 917.11 NEW
    Extent
    69 p., 8 leaves of plates, 8 maps (1 folded) ; 25 cm.
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Vancouver Island
    Coordinates
    49.65064, -125.44939
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Plates preceded by guard sheets with descriptive letterpress; "Presented to the Victoria Public Library by The Author" note handwritten; Includes errata; Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-69)
    Physical Repository
    Greater Victoria Public Library
    Collection
    Greater Victoria Public Library Local History Collection
    Provenance
    Greater Victoria Public Library
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    books
    Date Digitized
    2012-03-28
    Technical Note
    Digitized by JF, image modified by JF, technical metadata provided by KM, cataloguing metadata provided by GF and KD.

  • Sir Francis Drake's secret voyage to the Northwest coast of America, AD 1579

    Subject
    Discoveries in geography--British, Maps, Naval history, Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596, and History
    Creator
    Bawlf, Samuel
    Publisher
    Salt Spring Island, B.C. : Sir Francis Drake Publications, 2001.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    2015
    Rights Statement
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    Call Number: DA86.22 D7B34
    Extent
    149 pages : illustrations, maps (some color, 1 folded), portraits ; 29 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    North America--Northwest Coast of North America, British Columbia--Vancouver Island, and Great Britain
    Coordinates
    54, -2, 52.16638, -127.00323, and 49.65064, -125.44939
    Chronological Coverage
    15XX
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Cover art by Chauney Bawlf. Includes illustrations, maps, and bibliographical references.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    From the Print Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    maps (documents), books, and e-books
    Date Digitized
    2015-10-30
    Technical Note
    PDF. Metadata by KD.