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  • Plan of Fort Victoria, Vancouver's Island, Cammusan Harbour

    Alternative Title
    Fort Victoria, Vancouver Island
    Subject
    Fortification and Architectural drawing
    Creator
    Vavasour, Mervin
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1845
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Penfold Number: 575
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island, and British Columbia--Victoria
    Coordinates
    53.99983, -125.0032, 48.4359, -123.35155, and 49.65064, -125.44939
    Chronological Coverage
    1845
    Physical Repository
    National Archives (Great Britain)
    Collection
    Early BC Maps Collection
    Provenance
    National Archives of the UK
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor
    Funded by a Canadian Council of Archives, Archival Community Digitization Program.
    Genre
    historical maps and site plans
    Archival Item Identifier
    National Archives Number: MPHH1-459 (5)
    Date Digitized
    2010-04-22
    Transcript
    "Octagonal bastions 5 feet side lower stories. Upper 10 feet contain 6 - 6lb iron guns and is built of squared pine, as also the houses. Pickets of cedar 20 feet high."
    Technical Note
    600 dpi jpg and Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP May 3, 2010.

  • Sketch of Cammusan Harbour south end of Vancouver's Island, Straits of De Fuca shewing position of Fort Victoria & soundings

    Alternative Title
    Cammusan Harbour (Victoria Harbour), British Columbia
    Subject
    Harbors and Nautical charts
    Creator
    Vavasour, Mervin
    Contributor
    Scarboro, J.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1845?
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Penfold Number: 555
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia, and British Columbia--Victoria Harbour
    Coordinates
    48.4165, -123.39681, 48.4359, -123.35155, and 53.99983, -125.0032
    Chronological Coverage
    1845
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:7160
    Physical Repository
    National Archives (Great Britain)
    Collection
    Early BC Maps Collection
    Provenance
    National Archives of the UK
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor
    Funded by a Canadian Council of Archives, Archival Community Digitization Program.
    Genre
    maps (documents) and historical maps
    Archival Item Identifier
    National Archives Number: MPHH1-459 (3)
    Date Digitized
    2010-04-22
    Technical Note
    Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP May 3, 2010. and 600 dpi jpg

  • Sketch shewing the route (in red) from Red River to the Pacific Ocean

    Creator
    Vavasour, Mervin
    Contributor
    Warre, H. (Henry), 1819-1898
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1845
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    Western Canada, British Columbia, and West United States
    Coordinates
    54.0001, -106.00099, 53.99983, -125.0032, 51.52604, -131.16073, and 52.28333, -117.469
    Chronological Coverage
    1845
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:5,258,880
    Physical Repository
    National Archives (Great Britain)
    Collection
    Early BC Maps Collection
    Provenance
    National Archives of the UK
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor
    Funded by a Canadian Council of Archives, Archival Community Digitization Program.
    Genre
    maps (documents) and historical maps
    Date Digitized
    2010-04-22
    Technical Note
    Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP May 3, 2010. and 600 dpi jpg

  • Sketch of Cammusan Harbour, Vancouvers Island, showing the position of Fort Victoria

    Alternative Title
    Cammusan Harbour (Victoria Harbour), British Columbia
    Subject
    Nautical charts and Harbors
    Creator
    Vavasour, Mervin
    Contributor
    Scarboro, J.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1846?
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Penfold Number: 556
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia, and British Columbia--Victoria Harbour
    Coordinates
    53.99983, -125.0032, 48.4165, -123.39681, and 48.4359, -123.35155
    Chronological Coverage
    1846
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:7160
    Physical Repository
    National Archives (Great Britain)
    Collection
    Early BC Maps Collection
    Provenance
    National Archives of the UK
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor
    Funded by a Canadian Council of Archives, Archival Community Digitization Program.
    Genre
    maps (documents) and historical maps
    Archival Item Identifier
    National Archives Number: MPK1-59 (10)
    Date Digitized
    2010-04-22
    Technical Note
    600 dpi jpg and Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP May 3, 2010.