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  • First circumnavigation of Vancouver Island

    Alternative Title:
    Archives of British Columbia Memoir No. I [1] and 1st circumnavigation of Vancouver Island
    Subject:
    Explorers, History, Discoveries in geography--British, Voyages around the world, Discoveries in geography, and Vancouver, George, 1757-1798
    Creator:
    Newcombe, C. F. (Charles Frederic), 1851-1924
    Publisher:
    Victoria, B.C. : Printed by William H. Cullin, 1914.
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    1914
    Rights Statement:
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    GVPL Call Number: 917.11 NEW
    Extent:
    69 p., 8 leaves of plates, 8 maps (1 folded) ; 25 cm.
    Geographic Coverage:
    British Columbia--Vancouver Island
    Coordinates:
    49.65064, -125.44939
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Plates preceded by guard sheets with descriptive letterpress; "Presented to the Victoria Public Library by The Author" note handwritten; Includes errata; Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-69)
    Physical Repository:
    Greater Victoria Public Library
    Collection:
    Greater Victoria Public Library Local History Collection
    Provenance:
    Greater Victoria Public Library
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    books
    Date Digitized:
    2012-03-28
    Technical Note:
    Digitized by JF, image modified by JF, technical metadata provided by KM, cataloguing metadata provided by GF and KD.

  • Sir Francis Drake's secret voyage to the Northwest coast of America, AD 1579

    Subject:
    Discoveries in geography--British, Maps, Naval history, Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596, and History
    Creator:
    Bawlf, Samuel
    Publisher:
    Salt Spring Island, B.C. : Sir Francis Drake Publications, 2001.
    Language:
    eng
    Date Created:
    2015
    Rights Statement:
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type:
    Text
    Identifier:
    Call Number: DA86.22 D7B34
    Extent:
    149 pages : illustrations, maps (some color, 1 folded), portraits ; 29 cm
    Geographic Coverage:
    North America--Northwest Coast of North America, British Columbia--Vancouver Island, and Great Britain
    Coordinates:
    54, -2, 52.16638, -127.00323, and 49.65064, -125.44939
    Chronological Coverage:
    15XX
    Additional Physical Characteristics:
    Cover art by Chauney Bawlf. Includes illustrations, maps, and bibliographical references.
    Physical Repository:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection:
    From the Print Collection
    Provider:
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre:
    maps (documents), books, and e-books
    Date Digitized:
    2015-10-30
    Technical Note:
    PDF. Metadata by KD.