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  • Straits of Juan de Fuca, Oregon Territory. From surveys of the U.S. Ex. Ex. and Spanish and English authorities

    Subject
    Boundaries
    Creator
    Great Britain. Ordnance Survey
    Contributor
    United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)
    Publisher
    Great Britain. Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1871
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Penfold Number: 510
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    Pacific Ocean--Strait of Juan de Fuca
    Coordinates
    [unreadable] N / 124 30'W--123 30'W and 48.29674, -124.01225
    Chronological Coverage
    1841
    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
    maps (documents) and historical maps
    Archival Item Identifier
    National Archives Number: FO925-1873
    Date Digitized
    2010-04-12
    Technical Note
    600 dpi jpg and Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by SC. April 23, 2010.

  • Plan of Town Site of "Howell" Situated on Manson River, Omineca, British Columbia

    Alternative Title
    Plan of town site of Howell (Manson River)
    Subject
    City planning--Maps and Cities and towns--Maps
    Creator
    Launders, James Benjamin
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    December 13, 1871
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Historical Map Society of B.C. Map Number: 2241, LSV Number: 1T2TS, and 106061
    Extent
    1 map on 1 sheet ; 22 x 75 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Manson River
    Coordinates
    55.71654, -123.88647
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Scale: 100 Feet = 1 Inch
    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
    2013-04-10
    Technical Note
    Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.

  • Haro and Rosario Straits

    Alternative Title
    North America, west coast, Haro and Rosario Straits
    Subject
    San Juan Boundary Dispute (1846-1872), United States Coast Survey, and Nautical charts
    Creator
    Richards, G. H. (George Henry)
    Contributor
    Kellett, Henry, 1806-1875, J. & C. Walker (Firm), and Powell, E. J.
    Publisher
    Great Britain. Hydrographic Service.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1872
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Penfold Number: 495
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Pacific Ocean--Rosario Strait, Washington (State), Washington (State)--Port Townsend, Pacific Ocean--Haro Strait, Washington (State)--Port Gardner (Snohomish County), British Columbia--Bowen Island, Washington (State)--San Juan Islands, and British Columbia--Beechey Head
    Coordinates
    48.58316, -122.96796, 48.93502, -123.58864, 48.54876, -123.21918, 48.0076, -122.22208, 47.50012, -120.50147, 49.37824, -123.36599, 48.11704, -122.76045, 48.56121, -122.75962, 48.31393, -123.65459, and 53.99983, -125.0032
    Chronological Coverage
    1859/1872
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:145,800
    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
    maps (documents) and historical maps
    Archival Item Identifier
    National Archives Number: FO925-1959 pt1
    Date Digitized
    2010-04-12
    Technical Note
    Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP May 4, 2010. and 600 dpi jpg

  • Map of the City of Victoria, Vancouver Island [1872]

    Subject
    Cities and towns--Maps
    Creator
    Patterson, Wm. D.
    Publisher
    T.N. Hibben & Co.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1872
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    106920 and LSV Number: 21T2VT
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Victoria and British Columbia--Esquimalt
    Coordinates
    48.4359, -123.35155 and 48.43569, -123.41174
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Scale: 8 Chains = 1 Inch N.S. 1/6386
    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
    relief maps, maps (documents), and historical maps
    Date Digitized
    2012-02-24
    Technical Note
    Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.

  • Strait of Juan de Fuca

    Subject
    San Juan Boundary Dispute (1846-1872) and Nautical charts
    Creator
    Kellett, Henry, 1806-1875
    Contributor
    Richards, G. H. (George Henry), J. & C. Walker (Firm), and United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)
    Publisher
    Great Britain. Hydrographic Office
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1872
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Penfold Number: 519
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    Pacific Ocean--Puget Sound--Admiralty Inlet, Pacific Ocean--Puget Sound, Pacific Ocean--Rosario Strait, Pacific Ocean--Haro Strait, Washington (State)--Cape Flattery, and Pacific Ocean--Strait of Juan de Fuca
    Coordinates
    48.56121, -122.75962, 47.94981, -122.60126, 48.54876, -123.21918, 48 35'N--47 30'N / 124 45'W--122 10'W, 48.29674, -124.01225, and 47.83315, -122.43458
    Chronological Coverage
    1849/1872
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:250,000
    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
    maps (documents) and historical maps
    Archival Item Identifier
    National Archives Number: FO925-1959 pt2
    Date Digitized
    2010-04-12
    Technical Note
    600 dpi jpg and Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP May 4, 2010.

  • Strait of Juan de Fuca and the channels between Vancouver Id. & the continent, showing the boundary line between British & American possessions

    Subject
    San Juan Boundary Dispute (1846-1872) and Nautical charts
    Creator
    Powell, E. J.
    Contributor
    Richards, G. H. (George Henry), Kellett, Henry, 1806-1875, and Malby & Sons
    Publisher
    Great Britain. Hydrographic Office
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1872
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Penfold Number: 525
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    Pacific Ocean--Puget Sound, Pacific Ocean--Rosario Strait, Pacific Ocean--Strait of Georgia, Pacific Ocean--Haro Strait, Washington (State)--Cape Flattery, British Columbia--Vancouver Island, and Pacific Ocean--Strait of Juan de Fuca
    Coordinates
    48.56121, -122.75962, 49 05'N--48 05'N / 124 50'W--122 25'W, 49.48262, -124.06723, 47.83315, -122.43458, 49.65064, -125.44939, 48.54876, -123.21918, and 48.29674, -124.01225
    Chronological Coverage
    1847/1873
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:145,728
    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
    maps (documents) and historical maps
    Archival Item Identifier
    National Archives Number: FO925-1651
    Date Digitized
    2010-04-12
    Transcript
    "Note. The limits of the Channel separating the Continent from Vancouver Island as determined by the award of the Emperor of Germany 21st October 1872, have been defined but the boundary line has not been drawn. [signed] Geo. Henry Richards."
    Technical Note
    600 dpi jpg and Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadat by SC, April 21, 2010.

  • Strait of Juan de Fuca and the channels between the continent & Vancouver Id. showing the boundary line between British & American possessions

    Alternative Title
    Strait of Juan de Fuca
    Subject
    San Juan Boundary Dispute (1846-1872) and Nautical charts
    Creator
    Powell, E. J.
    Contributor
    Richards, G. H. (George Henry), Kellett, Henry, 1806-1875, and Malby & Sons
    Publisher
    Great Britain. Hydrographic Office
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1872
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Penfold Number: 522
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    Pacific Ocean--Puget Sound, Pacific Ocean--Rosario Strait, Pacific Ocean--Strait of Georgia, Pacific Ocean--Haro Strait, Washington (State)--Cape Flattery, British Columbia--Vancouver Island, and Pacific Ocean--Strait of Juan de Fuca
    Coordinates
    48.54876, -123.21918, 49 05'N--48 05'N / 124 50'W--122 25'W, 48.56121, -122.75962, 49.65064, -125.44939, 49.48262, -124.06723, 47.83315, -122.43458, and 48.29674, -124.01225
    Chronological Coverage
    1847/1872
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:145,728
    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
    maps (documents) and historical maps
    Archival Item Identifier
    National Archives Number: FO925-1652
    Date Digitized
    2010-04-12
    Technical Note
    Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by SC, April 21, 2010. and 600 dpi jpg

  • Vancouver Island and adjacent shores of British Columbia

    Subject
    Coasts and Nautical charts
    Creator
    Richards, G. H. (George Henry)
    Contributor
    Davies & Powell, Mayne, Richard Charles, U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, Bedwell, Edward Parker, Browning, George Alexander, Kellett, Henry, 1806-1875, Gowlland, John Thomas Ewing, Bull, John Augustus, Powell, E. J., Pender, Daniel R., and Blunden, Edward Raynor
    Publisher
    Great Britain. Hydrographic Office
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1872
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Penfold Number: 570
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia, Washington (State), British Columbia--Vancouver Island, and Pacific Ocean--Strait of Juan de Fuca
    Coordinates
    49.65064, -125.44939, 47.50012, -120.50147, 48.29674, -124.01225, 51 24'N-47 54'N/130 27'W-121 32'W, and 53.99983, -125.0032
    Chronological Coverage
    1859/1871
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:633,600
    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
    maps (documents) and historical maps
    Archival Item Identifier
    National Archives Number: FO925-1810
    Date Digitized
    2010-04-12
    Technical Note
    600 dpi jpg and Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP May 5, 2010.

  • Highland District

    Subject
    Land titles--Maps, Cadastral maps, and Land cover
    Creator
    Cridge, R.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1873
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    LSV Number: 12T1VI
    Extent
    1 sheet ; 60 x 86 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Capital and British Columbia--Highlands
    Coordinates
    48.41633, -123.5859 and 48.51633, -123.50261
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Scale: 4 Inches = 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), historical maps, and cadastral maps
    Date Digitized
    2011-09-30
    Technical Note
    Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.

  • Mountain District

    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1873
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    LSV Number: 9T1LD
    Extent
    1 sheet ; 40 x 55 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Nanaimo
    Coordinates
    49.16638, -123.94003
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Scale: 2 Inches = 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
    historical maps, maps (documents), relief maps, and cadastral maps
    Date Digitized
    2011-09-30
    Technical Note
    Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.