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  • The survey of London : contayning the orignall, increase, moderne estate, and government of that city, methodically set downe : with a memoriall of those famouser acts of charity, which for publicke and pious uses have beene bestowed by many worshipfull citizens and benefactors, as also all the ancient and moderne monuments erected in the churches, not onely of those two famous cities, London and Westminster, but (now newly added) foure miles compasse

    Alternative Title
    The survey of London : contayning the orignall, increase, moderne estate, and government of that city, methodically set downe : with a memoriall of those famouser acts of charity, which for publicke and pious uses have beene bestowed by many worshipfull citizens and...
    Subject
    History, Early works, Social conditions, Cities and towns, Antiquities, Historic buildings, Architecture, Travel, Manners and customs, and Buildings
    Creator
    Dyson, Humphrey, -1633, Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633, and Stow, John, 1525?-1605
    Contributor
    Dyson, Humphrey, -1633, Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633, and Bourne, Nicholas, -1660
    Publisher
    London : Printed by Elizabeth Purslowe, and are to be sold by Nicholas Bourne, at his shop at the south entrance of the Royall Exchange, 1633.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1633
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    Call Number: DA680 S87 1633
    Extent
    8 unnumbered pages, 939 [that is 943], 29 unnumbered pages : coats of arms; 35 cm (folio)
    Edition
    [Fourth]
    Geographic Coverage
    England--London
    Coordinates
    51.50853, -0.12574
    Chronological Coverage
    16xx/17xx
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    The words "survey" and "London" in the title are xylographic; Leaf A1v bears the arms of London; Paging irregular; no. 527-534 repeated, no. 653-654 and 771-772 omitted; Text and register appear continuous despite pagination; Variant of title page...
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Early Printed Books Collection
    Provenance
    Gift of Janelle Jenstad (2014).
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    books
    Is Referenced By
    Indexed in: ESTC, S117597; STC (2nd ed.), 23345
    Date Digitized
    2013-05-03/2013-05-14
    Technical Note
    600 dpi TIFF. Scanned on Plustek by SC and KM. Metadata by JTP and KD.

  • Plan of reserve of 1300 acres at Fort Victoria

    Subject
    Real property, Cities and towns, and Land use
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    November 25, 1851
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Contractual restrictions
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    A11/73 fo. 215b
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Victoria
    Coordinates
    48.4359, -123.35155
    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
    2012-05-02
    Transcript
    The line ABCDEFG including Reserve should be transferred to Plan already furnished. Note: For further details consult Maps already furnished. Also large Map of Victoria City not yet sent Novr. 25th. 1851
    Technical Note
    600 dpi jpg ; Scanning of transparencies by JF. Watermarking by CDW. Metadata by RM, KM.

  • [Victoria Town - incomplete map from circa 1858]

    Alternative Title
    [Victoria]
    Subject
    Cities and towns--Maps, Cemeteries, Cities and towns, and Streets
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    approximately 1858
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    LSV Number: 30T1VT
    Extent
    1 sheet ; 60 x 91 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Victoria and British Columbia--Victoria--Pioneer Square
    Coordinates
    48.4359, -123.35155 and 48.42311, -123.35921
    Physical Repository
    Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia
    Collection
    Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Early British Columbia Maps
    Provenance
    Surveyor General of BC, Legal Surveys Vault
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    maps (documents), cadastral maps, and historical maps
    Date Digitized
    2012-02-17
    Technical Note
    Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.

  • Map of the South-eastern Districts of Vancouver Island

    Alternative Title
    Map of the South-eastern Districts of Vancouver Island Compiled from Official Surveys
    Subject
    Cities and towns--Maps and Cities and towns
    Creator
    d'Heureuse, Rudolph
    Publisher
    d'Heureuse, R.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1860
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    LSV Number: 2Tu20 and 112045, 112046, 112047, 112048, 112049, 112050, 112051, 112052
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--North Saanich, British Columbia--Highlands, British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Saanich, British Columbia--Esquimalt, British Columbia--Metchosin (District), and British Columbia--Sooke
    Coordinates
    48.43569, -123.41174, 48.58294, -123.41932, 48.51633, -123.50261, 48.64964, -123.43593, 48.36633, -123.68592, 48.4359, -123.35155, and 48.37463, -123.55261
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Scale: 1 Inch = 1 Mile
    Physical Repository
    Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia
    Collection
    Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Early British Columbia Maps
    Provenance
    Surveyor General of BC, Legal Surveys Vault
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    maps (documents), cadastral maps, historical maps, and city maps
    Date Digitized
    2012-01-24
    Technical Note
    Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.

  • Hope District, Rural Lands

    Subject
    City planning--Maps, Cities and towns--Maps, Cities and towns, City planning, and Land use
    Creator
    Launders, James Benjamin
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1861
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    LSV Number: 26T3MISC and 107200
    Extent
    1 sheet ; 58 x 72 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Hope
    Coordinates
    49.38299, -121.44144
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Scale: Six Inches to One Mile
    Physical Repository
    Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia
    Collection
    Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Early British Columbia Maps
    Provenance
    Surveyor General of BC, Legal Surveys Vault
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    historical maps and maps (documents)
    Date Digitized
    2012-08-08
    Technical Note
    Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.

  • Town of Victoria, Vancouver Island, from the Official Map

    Subject
    Cities and towns--Maps and Cities and towns
    Creator
    Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1861
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    106899 and LSV Number: 1T2VT
    Extent
    1 map on 1 sheet ; 60 x 88 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Victoria
    Coordinates
    48.4359, -123.35155
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Scale: 20 chains = 1/4
    Physical Repository
    Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia
    Collection
    Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Early British Columbia Maps
    Provenance
    Surveyor General of BC, Legal Surveys Vault
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    historical maps, cadastral maps, and maps (documents)
    Date Digitized
    2012-07-10
    Technical Note
    Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.

  • "The Victoria Incorporation Act" Schedule. Plan A.

    Subject
    Cities and towns--Maps, City planning--Maps, Cities and towns, and Cemeteries
    Creator
    Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    June 25, 1862
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Historical Map Society of B.C. Map Number: 1770 and LSV Number: 5T2VIC TOWN
    Extent
    1 sheet ; 50 x 75 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Esquimalt, and British Columbia--Victoria--Pioneer Square
    Coordinates
    48.43569, -123.41174, 48.4359, -123.35155, and 48.42311, -123.35921
    Physical Repository
    Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia
    Collection
    Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Early British Columbia Maps
    Provenance
    Surveyor General of BC, Legal Surveys Vault
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    historical maps, relief maps, cadastral maps, and maps (documents)
    Date Digitized
    2012-01-20
    Technical Note
    Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.

  • Map of the City of Victoria, Vancouver Island [1863]

    Alternative Title
    Map of the City of Victoria...numbered...from official map
    Subject
    Cities and towns--Maps and Cities and towns
    Creator
    Waddington, Alfred
    Contributor
    C.C. Kuchel's Lith, San Francisco., Cal.
    Publisher
    L. Nagel, S.F.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    January 1863
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    106921, LSV Number: 22T2VIC TOWN, and Historical Map Society of B.C. Map Number: 1840
    Extent
    1 sheet ; 55 x 75 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Esquimalt and British Columbia--Victoria
    Coordinates
    48.43569, -123.41174 and 48.4359, -123.35155
    Physical Repository
    Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia
    Collection
    Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Early British Columbia Maps
    Provenance
    Surveyor General of BC, Legal Surveys Vault
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    historical maps, maps (documents), cadastral maps, and city maps
    Date Digitized
    2011-01-31
    Technical Note
    Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.

  • Early New Westminster [illustration]

    Subject
    Cities and towns, Frontier and pioneer life, Nature, Boats and boating, Canoes and canoeing, History, Steamboats, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, Natural history, and BC Parks
    Creator
    Pope, F. L.
    Contributor
    Lyons, C. P. (Chester Peter), 1915-
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1865
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Extent
    1 photograph ; 12.5 x 18 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--New Westminster
    Coordinates
    49.20678, -122.91092
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Chester P. Lyons Collection
    Provenance
    Fonds donated to UVic Archives by Lyons' daughter, Susan Lyons, in 2007.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    prints (visual works), black-and-white prints (prints on paper), and drawings (visual works)
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.11
    Fonds Title
    Chester P. Lyons fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    AR409
    Is Referenced By
    Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/chester-p-lyons-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2025-01
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600dpi; tif, LG). Metadata by KD.

  • Lytton in 1868

    Subject
    Buildings, Frontier and pioneer life, Nature, Rivers, Cities and towns, Mountains, Log cabins, Roads, Dwellings, British Columbia. Ministry of Forests, History, BC Parks, and Natural history
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1868
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Extent
    1 photograph ; 12.5 x 18 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Lytton
    Coordinates
    50.23194, -121.58196
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Stamped with Provincial Archives on verso. Pencil note on verso "Lytton BC, at the junction of the Fraser and Thompson Rivers - 57 miles above Yale 1868"
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Chester P. Lyons Collection
    Provenance
    Fonds donated to UVic Archives by Lyons' daughter, Susan Lyons, in 2007.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    photographs and black-and-white photographs
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2007-039; Series: Photographic materials; Subseries: 03; File: 4.11
    Fonds Title
    Chester P. Lyons fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    AR409
    Is Referenced By
    Archival Finding Aid: https://search.archives.uvic.ca/chester-p-lyons-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2025-01
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Epson Expression 1300XL (600dpi; tif, LG). Metadata by KD.