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  • South Eastern districts of Vancouver Island

    Alternative Title
    South Eastern districts of Vancouver Island, from a trigonometrical survey made by order of the Honble Hudsons Bay Company by J.D. Pemberton Engr. & Surv. to the Company
    Subject
    Maps, Topographic maps, Islands, Early maps, and Cadastral maps
    Creator
    Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
    Contributor
    Hudson's Bay Company
    Publisher
    John Arrowsmith
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    February 10, 1855
    Rights Statement
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Call Number: G3514 V5 1855 P4 (Maps)
    Extent
    1 sheet ; 68 x 94 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Sooke, British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--South Saanich, British Columbia--North Saanich, and British Columbia--Esquimalt
    Coordinates
    48.36633, -123.68592, 48.64964, -123.43593, 48.51634, -123.41931, 48.51633, -123.50261, 48.58294, -123.41932, 48.43569, -123.41174, and 48.4359, -123.35155
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Scale: 80 Chains to 1 English Mile; ca. 1:63,360
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    historical maps and maps (documents)
    Date Digitized
    2008-01-22/2008-01-30
    Technical Note
    600 dpi tif, map was scanned in 8 parts on the 11x17 scanner and stitched together. Metadata by KD.

  • Receipt to G. Hargreaves from the Victoria Fire Department

    Subject
    Victoria (B.C.). Fire Department and Surveying
    Creator
    Victoria (B.C.). Fire Department
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    September 1887
    Rights Statement
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    1 leaf ; 19 x 25 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Esquimalt and British Columbia--Victoria
    Coordinates
    48.4359, -123.35155 and 48.43293, -123.48591
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    printed ephemera and receipts (financial records)
    Archival Item Identifier
    Acc. No.: 1998-071, 2001-006, 1.23
    Fonds Title
    Frank and Cecilia Sylvester family fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    AR281
    Is Referenced By
    Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/uploads/r/university-of-victoria-archives/f/8/8/f886b5cc55cf3d9f7ad3c0b1b178a2824a6b0f46d38b0c930564e2a41b432532/Sylvester_Frank_AR281_FIND.pdf
    Date Digitized
    2008-01-28
    Transcript
    Victoria Sept 1887 Victoria Fire Department. To G. Hargreaves, to plan of plot of Land, parts of Section XXXII, Esquimalt District, showing subdivisions 12.50. To survey of Land & staking out subdivisions & plan of same of Lithographing 25.00. (Total) $37.50....
    Technical Note
    600 dpi tif, Plustek Optibook 3600, scanned by KSW, edited by CDW. Metadata by KD.