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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.

  • Province pocket road map of Victoria and surroundings

    Alternative Title
    "The Province" Pocket Road map of Victoria and Surroundings Compiled for the use of Bicyclists From the Government Map
    Subject
    Road maps and Bicycle trails--Maps
    Publisher
    Province Pub'g. Co., Ltd.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1897
    Rights Statement
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Call Number: G3514.53 C3P2 1897 P7 (Special Collections)
    Extent
    1 sheet : color ; 67 x 45 cm folded to 18 x 25 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Sooke, British Columbia--North Saanich, and British Columbia--Victoria
    Coordinates
    48.36633, -123.68592, 48.4359, -123.35155, and 48.64964, -123.43593
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Scale: 1:63360; Circles denote one mile distance from the New Post Office as the crow flies. Note: heavy vertical fold in original.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    historical maps, cadastral maps, relief maps, and maps (documents)
    Date Digitized
    2009-04-30/2009-05-04
    Technical Note
    600 dpi tif, Epson GT-15000 scanner, scanned by CDW. Metadata by KD.