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  • Cedar District, Vancouver Island Colony (rough sketch)

    Creator
    Great Britain. War Office
    Contributor
    Cooke, A.C., Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893, and James, H.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1859
    Rights Statement
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Extent
    1 sheet ; 45 x 67 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Vancouver Island and British Columbia--Cedar Land District
    Coordinates
    49.09133, -123.8194 and 49.65064, -125.44939
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Scale: 20 Chains to 1 Inch; 1:31,680
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    relief maps, maps (documents), and historical maps
    Date Digitized
    2008-01-22/2008-01-28
    Technical Note
    600 dpi tif, Epson GT-15000 scanner, scanned by KSW, edited by CDW. Metadata created by KD.

  • Comiaken District, Vancouver Island Colony

    Creator
    Great Britain. War Office
    Contributor
    Cooke, A.C., Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893, and James, H.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1859
    Rights Statement
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Extent
    1 sheet ; 89 x 67 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Vancouver Island and British Columbia--Comiaken Land District
    Coordinates
    49.65064, -125.44939 and 48.82463, -123.62766
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Scale: 20 Chains to 1 Inch; 1:15,840
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    relief maps, maps (documents), and historical maps
    Date Digitized
    2008-01-22/2008-01-30
    Technical Note
    600 dpi tif, Epson GT-15000 scanner, scanned by KSW, edited by CDW. Metadata created by KD.

  • Cranberry District, Vancouver Island Colony (rough sketch)

    Creator
    Great Britain. War Office
    Contributor
    James, H., Cooke, A.C., and Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1859
    Rights Statement
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Extent
    1 sheet ; 46 x 70 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Cranberry Land District, British Columbia--Nanaimo, and British Columbia--Vancouver Island
    Coordinates
    49.16638, -123.94003, 49.10794, -123.91941, and 49.65064, -125.44939
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Scale: 2 Inches - 1 Mile; 1:31,680
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    historical maps, maps (documents), and relief maps
    Date Digitized
    2008-01-22/2008-01-30
    Technical Note
    600 dpi tif, Epson GT-15000 scanner, scanned by KSW, edited by CDW. Metadata created by KD.

  • Mountain District, Vancouver Island Colony (rough sketch)

    Creator
    Great Britain. War Office
    Contributor
    James, H., Cooke, A.C., and Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1859
    Rights Statement
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Extent
    1 sheet ; 70 x 45 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia--Vancouver Island, and British Columbia--Mountain Land District
    Coordinates
    49.16633, -124.02772, 49.16638, -123.94003, and 49.65064, -125.44939
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Scale: 2 Inches - 1 Mile; 1:15,840
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    historical maps, maps (documents), and relief maps
    Date Digitized
    2008-01-22/2008-01-30
    Technical Note
    600 dpi tif, Epson GT-15000 scanner, scanned by KSW, edited by CDW. Metadata created by KD.

  • Facts and figures relating to Vancouver Island and British Columbia : showing what to expect and how to get there ; with illustrative maps

    Alternative Title
    Vancouver Island and British Columbia
    Subject
    Surveying, Land use, British colonies--Description and travel, Colonies--Description and travel, and Travel
    Creator
    Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
    Contributor
    Weller, Edward, 1819-1884
    Publisher
    London : Printed by Spottiswoode and Co., New-street-Square. and London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1860
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    Call Number: FC3844.2 P45
    Extent
    ix, 171 pages, 24 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : 4 folded colour maps ; 23 cm
    Edition
    Copy 2
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia and British Columbia--Vancouver Island
    Coordinates
    53.99983, -125.0032 and 49.65064, -125.44939
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Folded colour maps.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    From the Print Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    historical maps, maps (documents), and books
    Date Digitized
    2020-09-23
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Plustek OpticBook 4800 at 300 dpi TIFF 23 September 2020 by JF. Metadata by KD.

  • "June Days" poem by Eric Duncan

    Subject
    Canadian literature, Authors, Poets, Canadian, Poets, and Canadian poetry
    Creator
    Duncan, Eric, 1858-1944
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1880 to 1930
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    1 page ; 25 x 20 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Vancouver Island
    Coordinates
    49.65064, -125.44939
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Handwritten in black ink.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    19th Century Literature Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    poetry and manuscripts (documents)
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2005-033
    Fonds Title
    Eric Duncan fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    SC138
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/eric-duncan-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2025-07-15
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Plustek OpticBook A300 Plus (600 dpi no correction) as TIF file. 60% image reduction. Scanned by MT. Metadata by KD.

  • "November in Vancouver Island" poem by Eric Duncan

    Subject
    Authors, Poets, Poets, Canadian, Canadian poetry, and Canadian literature
    Creator
    Duncan, Eric, 1858-1944
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1880 to 1930
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    1 page ; 25 x 20 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Vancouver Island
    Coordinates
    49.65064, -125.44939
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Handwritten in black ink.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    19th Century Literature Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    manuscripts (documents) and poetry
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2005-033
    Fonds Title
    Eric Duncan fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    SC138
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/eric-duncan-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2025-07-15
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Plustek OpticBook A300 Plus (600 dpi no correction) as TIF file. 60% image reduction. Scanned by MT. Metadata by KD.

  • "Unreasonable" poem by Eric Duncan

    Subject
    Poets, Canadian poetry, Canadian literature, Authors, and Poets, Canadian
    Creator
    Duncan, Eric, 1858-1944
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1880 to 1930
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    1 page ; 25 x 20 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    Scotland--Shetland and British Columbia--Vancouver Island
    Coordinates
    49.65064, -125.44939 and 60.33333, -1.33333
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Handwritten in black ink.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    19th Century Literature Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    manuscripts (documents) and poetry
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2005-033
    Fonds Title
    Eric Duncan fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    SC138
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/eric-duncan-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2025-07-15
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Plustek OpticBook A300 Plus (600 dpi no correction) as TIF file. 60% image reduction. Scanned by MT. Metadata by KD.

  • Prehistoric cairns of Vancouver Island

    Alternative Title
    Paper on Prehistoric Cairns of Vancouver Island read by Frank Sylvester June 10, 1901
    Subject
    Cairns and Indigenous peoples
    Creator
    Sylvester, Frank, 1837-1908
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    June 10, 1901
    Rights Statement
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    20 leaves, handwritten ; 21 x 34 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Vancouver Island
    Coordinates
    49.65064, -125.44939
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Frank and Cecilia Sylvester Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    manuscripts (documents) and lecture notes
    Archival Item Identifier
    Acc. No.: 1998-071, 1.8
    Fonds Title
    Frank and Cecilia Sylvester family fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    AR281
    Is Referenced By
    Finding aid for archival fonds: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/uploads/r/university-of-victoria-archives/f/8/8/f886b5cc55cf3d9f7ad3c0b1b178a2824a6b0f46d38b0c930564e2a41b432532/Sylvester_Frank_AR281_FIND.pdf
    Date Digitized
    2008-01-28
    Technical Note
    600 dpi tif, Epson GT-15000 scanner, scanned by KSW, edited by CDW. Metadata by KD.

  • Memories of British Columbia photograph album

    Subject
    Boats and boating, Agriculture, Buildings, Forests and forestry, Watson, Harry H., History, and Local history
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1920s
    Rights Statement
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Extent
    1 volume (32 pages) : 25 photographs (black and white); 27 x 37 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Esquimalt, British Columbia--Victoria, and British Columbia--Victoria--Butchart Gardens
    Coordinates
    48.4359, -123.35155, 49.65064, -125.44939, 53.99983, -125.0032, 48.55032, -123.49521, and 48.43372, -123.41147
    Chronological Coverage
    1920/1929
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Embossed cover. Pages are thick cardboard with gilt edges. Silk endpapers. Captions in blue text, bottom right of photos.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    photographs, photograph albums, and black-and-white photographs
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2007-040
    Fonds Title
    Memories of British Columbia collection
    Fonds Identifier
    SC411
    Is Referenced By
    Finding aid for archival fonds: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/memories-of-british-columbia-collection
    Date Digitized
    2017-05-03
    Technical Note
    Scanned by CDW using TTI BetterLight at 600dpi tiffs. No colour correction or editing beyond cropping. Metadata by KD.