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  • Letter from Jonathan Abbatt to Mary Dilworth (later Abbatt), June 10, 1855

    Subject
    Quakers--Family relationships, Man-woman relationships, Man-woman relationships--Religious aspects, Families, Faith, Interpersonal relations, Marriage, Courtship, and Quakers
    Creator
    Abbatt, Jonathan, 1829-1905
    Contributor
    Abbatt, Mary, 1828-1901
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    June 10, 1855
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    4 pages ; 18.4 x 22.7 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    England--Garstang
    Coordinates
    53.90081, -2.77417
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Handwritten in black ink. Stamp on envelope.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Abbatt Family Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    personal correspondence, envelopes, correspondence, and letters (correspondence)
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2011-039, File: 1.8
    Fonds Title
    Abbatt family fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    SC463
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/abbatt-family-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2023-11-09
    Technical Note
    Scanned on EPSON 10000XL (600 dpi no correction) by MT Note: there was a lot of colour correction done (brightness/contrast), especially from Abbatt_2011-039_1-12_361 to the end of the collection. Brightness/contrast settings are noted in README file. Scale: 65%...

  • Letter from Mary Dilworth (later Abbatt) to Jonathan Abbatt, June 13, 1855

    Subject
    Marriage, Interpersonal relations, Families, Quakers--Family relationships, Man-woman relationships--Religious aspects, Faith, Man-woman relationships, Quakers, and Courtship
    Creator
    Abbatt, Mary, 1828-1901
    Contributor
    Abbatt, Jonathan, 1829-1905
    Location
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    June 13, 1855
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    3 pages ; 18.3 x 22.3 cm, 18.3 x 11.1 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    England--Preston (Lancashire)
    Coordinates
    53.76282, -2.70452
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Handwritten in black ink. Stamp on envelope.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Abbatt Family Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    personal correspondence, letters (correspondence), correspondence, and envelopes
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2011-039, File: 1.13
    Fonds Title
    Abbatt family fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    SC463
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/abbatt-family-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2023-12-19
    Technical Note
    Scanned on EPSON 10000XL (600 dpi no correction) by MTNote: there was a lot of colour correction done (brightness/contrast), especially from Abbatt_2011-039_1-12_361 to the end of the collection. Brightness/contrast settings are noted in README file.Scale: 65% reduction...

  • Letter from Jonathan Abbatt to Mary Dilworth (later Abbatt), June 24, 1855

    Subject
    Interpersonal relations, Faith, Man-woman relationships, Quakers--Family relationships, Man-woman relationships--Religious aspects, Marriage, Courtship, Families, and Quakers
    Creator
    Abbatt, Jonathan, 1829-1905
    Contributor
    Abbatt, Mary, 1828-1901
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    June 24, 1855
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    4 pages ; 18.3 x 23 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    England--Garstang
    Coordinates
    53.90081, -2.77417
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Handwritten in black ink. Stamp on envelope.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Abbatt Family Collection
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    correspondence, envelopes, personal correspondence, and letters (correspondence)
    Archival Item Identifier
    Accession Number: 2011-039, File: 1.8
    Fonds Title
    Abbatt family fonds
    Fonds Identifier
    SC463
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collections Finding Aid: https://uvic2.coppul.archivematica.org/abbatt-family-fonds
    Date Digitized
    2023-11-09
    Technical Note
    Scanned on EPSON 10000XL (600 dpi no correction) by MT Note: there was a lot of colour correction done (brightness/contrast), especially from Abbatt_2011-039_1-12_361 to the end of the collection. Brightness/contrast settings are noted in README file. Scale: 65%...

  • The South Eastern Districts of Vancouver Island [inverted]

    Alternative Title
    The South Eastern Districts of Vancouver Island, From a Trigonometrical Survey made by Order of the Honourable Hudsons Bay Company.
    Subject
    Creator
    Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
    Contributor
    Publisher
    John Arrowsmith, 10 Soho Square, London
    Location
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    October 3, 1855
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    106713 and LSV Number: 8T1RT
    Extent
    1 sheet ; 61 x 91 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--North Saanich, British Columbia--Metchosin (District), British Columbia--Esquimalt, British Columbia--Gulf Islands, British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula, and British Columbia--Sooke
    Coordinates
    48.64964, -123.43593, 48.93502, -123.58864, 48.53294, -123.41931, 48.37463, -123.55261, 48.4359, -123.35155, 49.75152, -126.48958, 48.36633, -123.68592, and 48.43569, -123.41174
    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, relief maps, cadastral maps, and maps (documents)
    Date Digitized
    2008-11-02
    Technical Note
    Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.

  • Boston Theatre playbill, December 14, 1855

    Subject
    Boston Theatre (Washington Street, Boston, Mass.), Drama, Performances, and Theater
    Creator
    Contributor
    Wright, J. B. (John B.), 1814- and Barry, Thomas
    Location
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    December 14, 1855
    Rights Statement
    Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
    Resource Type
    Text
    Extent
    1 page
    Geographic Coverage
    Massachusetts--Boston
    Coordinates
    42.35843, -71.05977
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Framed by Humbertown Framing Gallery with Tru Vue conservation glass
    Physical Repository
    Collection
    19th Century Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance
    For further information please contact Special Collections and University Archives.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    playbills
    Fonds Title
    Peter Lowens Collection
    Date Digitized
    2017-07-20
    Technical Note
    additional metadata by Maggie Tan and Scanned by CDeWolfe using Betterlight TTI. Cropped, no colour correction or resizing. Physical item part of Peter Lowens' personal collection, provided by him for digitization

  • Tracing of map of Vancouver Island from Nanaimo and Qualicum across to Barclay Sound and Port San Juan

    Subject
    Creator
    Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
    Contributor
    Location
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    approximately 1856
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Contractual restrictions
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    A11/76 fo. 403b and Ruggles Number: 413A
    Extent
    1 sheet ; 82 x 66 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Vancouver Island
    Coordinates
    49.75152, -126.48958
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:221,760
    Physical Repository
    Hudson's Bay Company. Archives
    Collection
    Early B.C. Maps from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    maps (documents) and historical maps
    Date Digitized
    2012-05-02
    Transcript
    Tract containing open good land... Low Land covered with small Pines, Swamps and patchses of Fern and Sallal... Outline of Hill Tops at Inlet looking N by Comp from Seaboard
    Technical Note
    600 dpi jpg ; Scanning of transparencies by JF. Watermarking by CDW. Metadata by RM, KM.

  • Vancouver Id. To Cordova Bay

    Alternative Title
    Vancouver Island to Cordova Bay
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    June 25, 1856
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Historical Map Society of B.C. Map Number: 1260, 107858, and LSV Number: 11T1CH
    Extent
    1 sheet ; 50 x 64 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Haida Gwaii, and Pacific Ocean--Cordova Bay
    Coordinates
    49.75152, -126.48958, 54.85083, -132.56639, and 52.34956, -131.43659
    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
    navigation charts, maps (documents), relief maps, and historical maps
    Date Digitized
    2011-11-25
    Technical Note
    Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.

  • Chart of the west coast of North America either side of the forty-ninth parallel

    Alternative Title
    West coast of North America
    Subject
    North American Boundary Commission
    Creator
    Roberts, J.
    Contributor
    Prevost, James Charles
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1857
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Penfold Number: 478
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Fraser River, British Columbia, Pacific Ocean--Strait of Georgia, and Washington (State)
    Coordinates
    49.11636, -123.18594, 49 20'N-48 50'N/123 10'W-122 50'W, and 47.50012, -120.50147
    Chronological Coverage
    1857
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:95,040
    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: MPK1-66 (1)
    Date Digitized
    2010-04-22
    Technical Note
    600 dpi jpg and Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP May 3, 2010.

  • Map of North America

    Subject
    British North American Exploring Expedition and Hudson's Bay Company
    Creator
    Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873
    Contributor
    Hansard Henry, -1904 and Blakiston, Thomas Wright, 1832-1891
    Publisher
    John Arrowsmith
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    1857 to 1859
    Rights Statement
    In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Extent
    1 sheet
    Geographic Coverage
    Canada, North America, and Alaska
    Coordinates
    60.10867, -113.64258, 64.00028, -150.00028, 65N-35N/130W-70W, and 46.07323, -100.54688
    Chronological Coverage
    1857/1859
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:11,404,800
    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
    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.

  • Map showing part of Vancouver Island, between Straits of Juan de Fuca and Cowichan Harbour

    Subject
    Discoveries in geography, Coasts, and Islands
    Creator
    Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
    Contributor
    Location
    Language
    eng
    Date created
    approximately 1857
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Contractual restrictions
    Resource Type
    Still Image
    Identifier
    Ruggles Number: 426A and G1/135
    Extent
    1 sheet ; 41 x 65 cm
    Geographic Coverage
    British Columbia--Vancouver Island and British Columbia--Victoria
    Coordinates
    49.75152, -126.48958
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    1:221,760
    Physical Repository
    Hudson's Bay Company. Archives
    Collection
    Early B.C. Maps from the Hudson's Bay Company Archives
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    maps (documents) and historical maps
    Date Digitized
    2012-05-02
    Technical Note
    600 dpi jpg ; Scanning of transparencies by JF. Watermarking by CDW. Metadata by RM, KM.