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  • Shawnigan District (1859)

    Alternative Title
    Vancouver Island Colony. Sketch Maps of Districts
    Contributor
    Cooke, A. C.
    Publisher
    Great Britain -- War Office -- Topographical Depot
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1859
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Penfold Number: 568
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Shawnigan Lake, and British Columbia--Shawnigan Region
    Coordinates
    49.65064, -125.44939 and 48.63167, -123.64028
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:15,840
    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: CO700-BRITISH COLUMBIA7 (8)
    Date Digitized
    2010-04-12
    Technical Note
    600 dpi jpg and Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP, April 21,2010.

  • Shawnigan District (1859)

    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1859
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Penfold Number: 569
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Shawnigan Lake, and British Columbia--Shawnigan Region
    Coordinates
    49.65064, -125.44939 and 48.63167, -123.64028
    Chronological Coverage
    1859
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:15,840
    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: MPG1-243
    Date Digitized
    2010-04-22
    Technical Note
    Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP April 29, 2010. and 600 dpi jpg

  • Sketch of part of British Columbia

    Subject
    Indigenous peoples
    Creator
    Mayne, Richard Charles
    Publisher
    Great Britain. War Office. Topographical Depot
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1859
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    National Archives Number: CO700-BRITISH COLUMBIA8 (2) and Penfold Number: 389
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia, British Columbia--Fraser Canyon, and British Columbia--Harrison Lake (Fraser Valley Regional District)
    Coordinates
    49.55139, -121.84583, 53.99983, -125.0032, and 49.633, -121.41925
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:291,456
    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
    Date Digitized
    2010-04-12
    Technical Note
    600 dpi jpg and Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP, April 21, 2010.

  • Somenos District (1859)

    Alternative Title
    Vancouver Island Colony. Sketch Maps of Districts
    Publisher
    Great Britain. War Office. Topographical Depot.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1859
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Penfold Number: 568
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Duncan, and Somenos Lake--British Columbia
    Coordinates
    49.65064, -125.44939 and 48.78293, -123.70266
    Chronological Coverage
    1859
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:15,840
    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: CO700-BRITISH COLUMBIA7 (4)
    Date Digitized
    2010-04-12
    Technical Note
    Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP April 23, 2010. and 600 dpi jpg

  • Somenos District (1859)

    Alternative Title
    Somenos District, 1859
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1859
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Penfold Number: 569
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Vancouver Island and Somenos Region--British Columbia
    Coordinates
    49.65064, -125.44939
    Chronological Coverage
    1859
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:15,840
    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: MPG1-244
    Date Digitized
    2010-04-22
    Technical Note
    Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP April 29, 2010. and 600 dpi jpg

  • Vancouver Island and the Gulf of Georgia

    Alternative Title
    Vancouver Island and the Strait of Georgia
    Subject
    Indigenous peoples, United States Coast Survey, and Nautical charts
    Contributor
    Vancouver, George, 1757-1798, Valdés Flores Bazán y Peón, Cayetano, 1767-1835, Kellett, Henry, 1806-1875, Alcalá-Galiano, Dionisio, 1760-1805, J. & C. Walker (Firm), and Cook, James, 1728-1779
    Publisher
    Great Britain. Hydrographic Office
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1859
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    National Archives Number: FO925-1383 and Penfold Number: 563
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia, Pacific Ocean--Rosario Strait, Pacific Ocean--Strait of Georgia, Pacific Ocean--Haro Strait, and British Columbia--Vancouver Island
    Coordinates
    49.65064, -125.44939, 49.48262, -124.06723, 48.56121, -122.75962, 48.54876, -123.21918, and 53.99983, -125.0032
    Chronological Coverage
    1849/1856
    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
    Date Digitized
    2010-04-12
    Technical Note
    Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP May 5, 2010. and 600 dpi jpg

  • Map of the Country from Lake Superior to the Pacific Ocean, showing the Western Boundary of Canada & the Eastern Boundary of British Columbia, also the Fertile Belt stretching from the Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains

    Alternative Title
    Lake Superior to the Pacific Ocean.
    Subject
    British North American Exploring Expedition and Assiniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition
    Creator
    Hind, Henry Youle, 1823-1908
    Contributor
    Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1860
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    Canada, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, and Alberta
    Coordinates
    60.10867, -113.64258, 57 15'N-45N/127 15'W-84W, 55.00019, -97.00049, 49.25014, -84.49983, 53.99983, -125.0032, 52.28333, -117.469, and 54.0001, -106.00099
    Chronological Coverage
    1860
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:5,702,400
    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
    Date Digitized
    2010-04-22
    Technical Note
    600 dpi jpg and Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP April 30, 2010.

  • Nanaimo Harbour and Departure Bay

    Subject
    Nautical charts and Harbors
    Creator
    Richards, G. H. (George Henry)
    Contributor
    Pender, Daniel R. and J. & C. Walker (Firm)
    Publisher
    Great Britain, Hydrographic Office
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1860 to 1879
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Penfold Number: 527
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Nanaimo, British Columbia, and Canada--Great Bear Lake--Departure Bay
    Coordinates
    53.99983, -125.0032, 49.20207, -123.97618, and 49.16638, -123.94003
    Chronological Coverage
    1862/1866
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:18,240
    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: WO78-2311 (22)
    Date Digitized
    2010-04-12
    Transcript
    To accompany my report of this day's date, J.B. Lovell, Colonel Commanding Rl. Engr., Halifax, N.S. 20th December 1879
    Technical Note
    600 dpi jpg and Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by CDW, April 29, 2010

  • Plan of the town of Victoria (1860)

    Subject
    Buildings and City planning
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1860
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Penfold Number: 578
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Victoria
    Coordinates
    48.4359, -123.35155
    Chronological Coverage
    1860
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:396
    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
    lots (land) and historical maps
    Archival Item Identifier
    National Archives Number: MPG1-250
    Date Digitized
    2010-04-22
    Technical Note
    Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP April 29, 2010. and 600 dpi jpg

  • Plans and elevation of a coal shed on Thetis Island, Esquimalt Harbour, Vancouver Island

    Subject
    Architecture--Designs and plans, Architectural drawing, and Industrial buildings--Design and construction
    Creator
    Willis, W.
    Contributor
    Baynes, Robert Lambert
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1860
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Extent
    1 sheet
    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 building plans
    Date Digitized
    2010-04-12
    Technical Note
    600 dpi jpg and Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP April 29, 2010.