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  • Early British Columbia Maps

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    Description:
    These maps, from the National Archives of the UK, primarily span the dates 1846-1876 and show the development of the territory from the two founding colonies until after the Province joined confederation. A few earlier maps were collected by the Colonial Office in...
    Subject
    Local History
    Location
    British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    maps (documents) and historical maps

  • Hudson's Bay Company Maps

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    The Hudson's Bay Company had the exclusive right to trade with First Nations in what is now British Columbia throughout most of the Nineteenth Century. These 100 maps provide a graphic view of the development of the Province from 1842 until the 1860’s when the...
    Subject
    Local History
    Location
    Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
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    Collection
    Genre
    historical maps and maps (documents)

  • Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Early British Columbia Maps

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    Description:
    This digital collection includes scans of a selection of maps, sketches, tracings and notes created between 1846 and 1895 and held by the Surveyor General of BC. All relate to land use, landforms, and surface cover across the province of BC and record geographic features,...
    Subject
    Local History
    Location
    Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    historical maps and maps (documents)

  • Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Indian Reserve Maps

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    Description:
    This digital collection includes 362 scans of cartographic records held by the Surveyor General of BC that relate to Indian reserve land in British Columbia. The plans and maps include originals, copies and tracings created before or during the time of the Joint Indian...
    Subject
    Local History
    Location
    British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    maps (documents) and historical maps

  • Victoria Fire Insurance Plans

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    Description:
    The Fire Insurance Plans (FIPs) from 1885 to 1916 are undoubtedly the best maps of Victoria for the period. Created by Charles E. Goad and Company to assist insurance underwriters in determining fire insurance risk these coloured maps show the developing...
    Subject
    Local History and Architecture
    Location
    Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
    Resource Type
    Collection
    Genre
    maps (documents) and historical maps