Early British Columbia Maps // Vault

These maps, from the National Archives of the UK, primarily span the dates 1846-1876 and show the development of the territory from the two founding colonies until after the Province joined confederation. A few earlier maps were collected by the Colonial Office in response to the San Juan dispute and these are also included.

Resource type

Collection

Subject

Local History

Genre

Location

British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada

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Collection Details

: Items 248
: Last Updated 2024-07-31

Parent Collections (1)

British Columbia Historical Maps

List of items in this collection
Title	Date Created	Date Added	Visibility
Rough Sketch of Part of British Columbia traced from Lieut. Palmer's plan of Cariboo District	1863?	2020-07-23	Public
Skeleton map of part of British Columbia	1863	2020-07-23	Public
Sketch of the route from North Bentinck Arm to Fort Alexander	1863	2020-07-23	Public
Town of Victoria, V.I., sub-division of section no. 1	1863	2020-07-23	Public
Provinces of British Columbia and Vancouver Island; with portions of the United States and Hudson's Bay Territories	1864	2020-07-23	Public
Sketch map of the country north and east of Bute Inlet to the Chilanko, Chezech and Chilko Rivers	1864	2020-07-23	Public
British Columbia, showing discoveries of gold and silver, explorers' routes, etc.	1865?	2020-07-23	Public
Bute Inlet and Fraser River routes from the mouth of the Quesnel River to Victoria on Vancouver Island	1865	2020-07-23	Public
Sketch showing the position of a rock at Port Simpson, British Columbia on which HMS Sparrowhawk struck on May 16 1866	1866	2020-07-23	Public
Vancouver Island : track chart of HMS Scout 9-12 August 1866 showing her grounding off Nootka Island	1866	2020-07-23	Public

Early British Columbia Maps

Collection Details

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Works (248)