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  • 1. 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.