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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.
    Location
    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.

  • Facts and figures relating to Vancouver Island and British Columbia : showing what to expect and how to get there ; with illustrative maps

    Alternative Title
    Vancouver Island and British Columbia
    Subject
    Surveying, Land use, British colonies--Description and travel, Colonies--Description and travel, and Travel
    Creator
    Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
    Contributor
    Weller, Edward, 1819-1884
    Publisher
    London : Printed by Spottiswoode and Co., New-street-Square. and London : Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1860.
    Location
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1860
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    Call Number: FC3844.2 P45
    Extent
    ix, 171 pages, 24 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : 4 folded colour maps ; 23 cm
    Edition
    Copy 2
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia and British Columbia--Vancouver Island
    Coordinates
    53.99983, -125.0032 and 49.65064, -125.44939
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Folded colour maps.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    From the Print Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    historical maps, maps (documents), and books
    Date Digitized
    2020-09-23
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Plustek OpticBook 4800 at 300 dpi TIFF 23 September 2020 by JF. Metadata by KD.

  • Reduced map of a portion of British Columbia, compiled from the surveys and explorations of the Royal Navy and Royal Engineers at the camp New Westminster, 24 Nov 1859

    Subject
    Douglas, James, 1803-1877 and Travel
    Creator
    Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873
    Contributor
    Columbia Detachment, Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers, and Great Britain. War Office. Topographical Depot
    Publisher
    John Arrowsmith.
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1861
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Penfold Number: 400
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia and Washington (State)
    Coordinates
    53.99983, -125.0032, 47.50012, -120.50147, and 51N-49N/123W-118W
    Chronological Coverage
    1861
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:1,013,760
    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: FO925-1822
    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.

  • Photographs [Florence and Peggy Pemberton's travels in Shanghai, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii]

    Alternative Title
    Abkhazi Album
    Subject
    Travel, Women travelers, Abkhazi, Peggy, 1902-, Travel photography, and Voyages and travels
    Creator
    Contributor
    Location
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1920? to 1929?
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Extent
    1 album (78 black and white photographs)
    Geographic Coverage
    New Zealand, Australia, China--Shanghai, Hawaii, and Canada
    Coordinates
    -25, 135, 60.10867, -113.64258, 20.78785, -156.38612, 31.22222, 121.45806, and -42, 174
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Handwritten captions under some photographs.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Abkhazi Archives Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    photograph albums, photographs, and black-and-white photographs
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 1990.068 and Item: 3.2
    Fonds Title
    Peggy Abkhazi fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    AR325
    Is Referenced By
    Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/peggy-abkhazi-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2010-06-21
    Technical Note
    600 dpi TIFF; no colour correction. Scanned and edited by KM and CDW. Metadata provided by MH and KD.

  • Letter from Mary Butts to Douglas Goldring, April 9, 1922

    Subject
    Friendship, Butts, Mary, 1890-1937, Maitland, Cecil, d.1926, Goldring, Douglas, 1887-1960, Lanchester, Elsa, 1902-1986, Travel, Scott, Harold, and Hynes, Gladys, 1888-1958
    Creator
    Butts, Mary, 1890-1937
    Contributor
    Goldring, Douglas, 1887-1960
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    April 9, 1922
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    1 leaf
    Geographic Coverage
    England--London, Germany--Freiburg im Breisgau, and Germany--Titisee
    Coordinates
    47.89425, 8.1461
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Mary Butts Letters
    Provider
    Hawkes, Joel
    Genre
    handwriting and personal correspondence
    Archival Item Identifier
    Series 4, Box 01, Folder 19
    Fonds Title
    Douglas Goldring fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    SC048
    Is Referenced By
    Archival finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/douglas-goldring-fonds
    Date Digitized
    1995

  • Letter from Mary Butts to Douglas Goldring, August 14, 1922

    Subject
    Jung, C. G. (Carl Gustav), 1875-1961, Maitland, Cecil, d.1926, Friendship, Hynes, Gladys, 1888-1958, Goldring, Douglas, 1887-1960, Travel, and Butts, Mary, 1890-1937
    Creator
    Butts, Mary, 1890-1937
    Contributor
    Goldring, Douglas, 1887-1960
    Location
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    August 14, 1922
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    4 pages
    Geographic Coverage
    Austria--Sankt Anton am Arlberg, Austria--Kufstein, Austria--Innsbruck, Austria--Petneau, and Germany--Frankfurt am Main
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Mary Butts Letters
    Provider
    Hawkes, Joel
    Genre
    personal correspondence, handwriting, letters (correspondence), and correspondence
    Archival Item Identifier
    Series 4, Box 01, Folder 19
    Fonds Title
    Douglas Goldring fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    SC048
    Is Referenced By
    Archival finding aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/douglas-goldring-fonds
    Date Digitized
    1995
    Technical Note
    Updated May 2024 by KD.

  • Me... l'impossibilité absolue als... [Letter from Nicolas to Peggy]

    Subject
    Abkhazi, Nicolas, 1899-1987, Personal correspondence, Abkhazi, Peggy, 1902-, and Travel
    Creator
    Abkhazi, Nicolas, 1899-1987
    Language
    fre
    Date created
    1924
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    1 envelope, 1 card, 6 pages
    Geographic Coverage
    New South Wales--Sydney and France--Paris
    Coordinates
    -33.86785, 151.20732 and 48.85341, 2.3488
    Chronological Coverage
    1924
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Abkhazi Archives Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    correspondence, letters (correspondence), and personal correspondence
    Archival Item Identifier
    File: 5.16 and Accession Number: 2005-006
    Fonds Title
    Peggy Abkhazi fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    AR325
    Is Referenced By
    Finding aid for archival fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/peggy-abkhazi-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2009-04-01
    Transcript
    Dear Peggy, Absolutely impossible to get to train station today. Please accept this little bouquet as a souvenir. There was nothing I could find. A bottle of milk; but there is nothing I could do. Give my regards to your mother....
    Technical Note
    600 dpi TIFF; no colour correction. Scanned and edited by KM and CDW. Metadata provided by MH and KD.

  • Memoir of Valentine St. John

    Alternative Title
    Roving Surgeon
    Subject
    Surgeons, Medical students, World War, Travel, Personal narratives, Families, and St. John, Alfred Henry Valentine, 1883-1964
    Creator
    St. John, Alfred Henry Valentine, 1883-1964
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1964
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    192 pages ; 28 x 21.5 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    Romania, Italy, United States, Mexico, British Columbia, India, Austria, Croatia, and Europe
    Coordinates
    53.99983, -125.0032, 22.20775, 76.97021, 47.33333, 13.33333, 39.76, -98.5, 46, 25, 42.83333, 12.83333, 45.16667, 15.5, and 23, -102
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Typescript. and Missing Chapters 4-6.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    St. John Family Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    memoirs and typescripts
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2017-007
    Fonds Title
    St. John family fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    SC532
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/st-john-family-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2022-01-24
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Plustek Opticbook3000 at 600DPI by PD. Each chapter was corner-stapled; after initial scans proved difficult, permission was received to remove the staples for scanning. They were not replaced but instead each chapter was contained by a folded piece of...

  • Letter from Woodrow Bean to Saul Holiff, 18 October 1965

    Subject
    Music trade--Management, Motions (Law), Holiff, Saul, 1925-2005, Arrest, Concert tours--Management, Travel, Concert tours, and Cash, Johnny
    Creator
    Bean, Woodrow
    Contributor
    Holiff, Saul, 1925-2005
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    October 18, 1965
    Rights Statement
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    1 leaf
    Geographic Coverage
    Ontario--London and Texas--El Paso
    Coordinates
    42.98339, -81.23304 and 31.75872, -106.48693
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Typescript letter on Woodrow Wilson Bean letterhead. Paper slightly marbled.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Saul Holiff Collection
    Provenance
    Acquired from Jonathan Holiff, October 2016.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    business letters, letters (correspondence), and correspondence
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2016-018 and File: 1.34
    Fonds Title
    Holiff Family fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    SC510
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collections fonds: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/holiff-family-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2007/2008
    Technical Note
    Scanning done by Edgeworx Inc. between 2007-2008 for documentary My Father and the Man in Black. Exact dates of scanning and equipment used for scanning unknown. Image resized to 600dpi tiff using Photoshop CS5 by Libraries Digitization. Metadata by SMacFarlane and KD.

  • Ferry North

    Subject
    Travel and Ferries
    Creator
    Spreitz, Karl, 1927-2016
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Moving Image
    Extent
    00:02:41
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia
    Coordinates
    53.99983,-125.0032
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    16 mm
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Karl Spreitz Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Sponsor
    Digitized through the support of the BC History Digitization Program, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, University of British Columbia.
    Genre
    color films (visual works), video recordings (physical artifacts), documentary film, and silent films
    Archival Item Identifier
    2016_026_71
    Fonds Title
    Karl Spreitz fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    SC570
    Is Referenced By
    https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/karl-spreitz-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2020-11-13
    Technical Note
    Metadata by KH.