Search

Start Over Geographic Coverage British Columbia

  • 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.
    Location
    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.

  • Straits of Juan de Fuca, Oregon Territory, from surveys of the U.S. Ex. Ex. and Spanish and English authorities

    Contributor
    United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1848
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Penfold Number: 508
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia, Washington (State), and Pacific Ocean--Strait of Juan de Fuca
    Coordinates
    47.50012, -120.50147, 48.29674, -124.01225, 48 30'N--48 00'N / 124 30'W--123 30'W, and 53.99983, -125.0032
    Chronological Coverage
    1841
    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: FO925-1378
    Date Digitized
    2010-04-12
    Technical Note
    Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by SC, April 27, 2010. and 600 dpi jpg

  • Peninsula occupied by the Puget Sound Company

    Subject
    Indigenous peoples
    Creator
    Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
    Contributor
    Location
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    approximately 1853
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Contractual restrictions
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    G1/258m and Ruggles Number: 355A
    Extent
    1 sheet ; 50.6 x 66.4 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia, British Columbia--Esquimalt, and British Columbia--Victoria
    Coordinates
    48.4359, -123.35155
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:15,840
    Physical Repository
    Hudson's Bay Company. Archives
    Collection
    Early B.C. Maps from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    maps (documents) and historical maps
    Date Digitized
    2013-05-10
    Transcript
    4 inches:1 mile

  • Port Simpson, 1853.

    Subject
    Nautical charts and Sparrowhawk (Ship)
    Contributor
    Prevost, James Charles, Gordon, J. & C. Walker (Firm), Richards, G. H. (George Henry), Inskip, and Knox
    Publisher
    Great Britain. Hydrographic Office.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1853 to 1866
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Lax Kw'alaams and British Columbia
    Coordinates
    54.5744, -130.41862 and 53.99983, -125.0032
    Chronological Coverage
    1853/1866
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:48,500
    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
    2010-04-12
    Technical Note
    600 dpi jpg and Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP April 29, 2010.

  • Copy of Section of ""Map of Oregon and Upper California From the Surveys of John Charles Fremont and other Authorities

    Alternative Title
    Map of Oregon and Upper California From the Surveys of John Charles Fremont And other Authorities
    Subject
    Boundaries and North American Boundary Commission
    Creator
    Preuss, Charles, 1803-1854
    Contributor
    Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1854
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    United States, Canada, British Columbia, and British Columbia--Vancouver Island
    Coordinates
    53.99983, -125.0032, 39.76, -98.5, 49N/126W-122W, 60.10867, -113.64258, and 49.65064, -125.44939
    Chronological Coverage
    1848/1854
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1.3,000000
    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
    Transcript
    "Exhibiting the Boundary Line between the possessions of Great Britain and the United States as therein laid down".
    Technical Note
    600 dpi jpg and Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP May 3, 2010.

  • Map of the Districts of Victoria and Esquimalt in Vancouver Island

    Alternative Title
    Districts of Victoria and Esquimalt in Vancouver Island
    Subject
    Indigenous peoples
    Creator
    Contributor
    Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873
    Publisher
    John Arrowsmith
    Location
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1854
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    National Archives Number: CO700-BRITISH COLUMBIA2 and Penfold Number: 590
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia, British Columbia--Esquimalt, British Columbia--Vancouver Island, and British Columbia--Victoria
    Coordinates
    48.4359, -123.35155, 53.99983, -125.0032, 48.43569, -123.41174, and 49.65064, -125.44939
    Chronological Coverage
    1854
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:31,680
    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
    2010-04-12
    Technical Note
    Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP April 22, 2010. and 600 dpi jpg

  • South eastern districts of Vancouver Island

    Subject
    Indigenous peoples
    Creator
    Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
    Contributor
    Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873 and Hudson's Bay Company
    Publisher
    John Arrowsmith.
    Location
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1855
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    National Archives Number: MPG1-242 and Penfold Number: 567
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia, Pacific Ocean--Strait of Georgia, and British Columbia--Vancouver Island
    Coordinates
    49.65064, -125.44939, 53.99983, -125.0032, and 49.48262, -124.06723
    Chronological Coverage
    1855
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:63,360
    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
    600 dpi jpg and Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP April 29, 2010.

  • South-eastern districts of Vancouver Island

    Alternative Title
    South-Eastern Vancouver Island
    Subject
    Indigenous peoples and Hudson's Bay Company
    Creator
    Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
    Contributor
    Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873
    Publisher
    John Arrowsmith
    Location
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1855
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    National Archives Number: CO700-BRITISH COLUMBIA3 and Penfold Number: 566
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia, Pacific Ocean--Strait of Georgia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island, and Pacific Ocean--Strait of Juan de Fuca
    Coordinates
    48.29674, -124.01225, 53.99983, -125.0032, 49.65064, -125.44939, and 49.48262, -124.06723
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:63,360
    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
    2010-04-12
    Technical Note
    Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP April 22, 2010. and 600 dpi jpg

  • Chart of the west coast of North America either side of the forty-ninth parallel

    Alternative Title
    West coast of North America
    Subject
    North American Boundary Commission
    Creator
    Roberts, J.
    Contributor
    Prevost, James Charles
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1857
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Penfold Number: 478
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Fraser River, British Columbia, Pacific Ocean--Strait of Georgia, and Washington (State)
    Coordinates
    49.11636, -123.18594, 49 20'N-48 50'N/123 10'W-122 50'W, and 47.50012, -120.50147
    Chronological Coverage
    1857
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:95,040
    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: MPK1-66 (1)
    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.

  • Reconnaissance of Canal de Haro & Strait of Rosario and approaches

    Alternative Title
    Canal de Haro & Strait of Rosario
    Subject
    Boundaries and North American Boundary Commission
    Creator
    United States Coast Survey
    Contributor
    Prevost, James Charles, Richards, G. H. (George Henry), and Clarendon, George William Frederick Villiers, Earl of, 1800-1870
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1857
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Penfold Number: 482
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    United States, British Columbia, Pacific Ocean--Rosario Strait, Pacific Ocean--Strait of Georgia, Pacific Ocean--Haro Strait, and Pacific Ocean--Strait of Juan de Fuca
    Coordinates
    49.48262, -124.06723, 48.29674, -124.01225, 48.56121, -122.75962, 48.54876, -123.21918, 39.76, -98.5, and 53.99983, -125.0032
    Chronological Coverage
    1854/1857
    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: MPK1-66 (2)
    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