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111. Map showing Haro Strait and Cordova Bay
- Title:
- Map showing Haro Strait and Cordova Bay
- Description:
- Shows locations of Veins of Ore and Site of Proposed Steam Saw Mill. Saanich Lake, [Elk Lake], Beaver Lake, Bear Hill, Saanich Hill, Crater Hills, Lake Hill,Dairy Reserve and Indian trail
- Creator:
- Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1852~
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Contractual restrictions
- License:
- These images are provided for research only. These images are provided with the consent of the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives, Archives of Manitoba, and cannot be reproduced or copied without their permission. To purchase high resolution digital files of these maps, contact: hbca@gov.mb.ca; telephone 204-945-4949. Information on photographic reproduction services and terms of use of images are available on request.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Identifier:
- G1/130 and Ruggles Number: 319A
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 74 x 99 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- Pacific Ocean--Haro Strait and British Columbia--Saanich
- Coordinates:
- 48.54964, -123.36931
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:10,560
- 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.
112. Plan of Reserve ... Cadboro Bay
- Title:
- Plan of Reserve ... Cadboro Bay
- Description:
- Cadboro Bay, Farmstead, Cultivated Lands
- Creator:
- Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1852~
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Contractual restrictions
- License:
- These images are provided for research only. These images are provided with the consent of the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives, Archives of Manitoba, and cannot be reproduced or copied without their permission. To purchase high resolution digital files of these maps, contact: hbca@gov.mb.ca; telephone 204-945-4949. Information on photographic reproduction services and terms of use of images are available on request.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Identifier:
- G1/258l and Ruggles Number: 318A
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 38 x 50.5 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Saanich, British Columbia--Cadboro Bay, and British Columbia--Victoria Metropolitan Area
- Coordinates:
- 48.54964, -123.36931
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:10,560
- 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:
- historical maps and maps (documents)
- Date Digitized:
- 2013-05-10
- Transcript:
- The lines ABCDEF inclding the[reserve] should be Transferred to the Plan already furnished6 inches: 1 mile
113. Sketch of Wentuhuysen Inlet East coast of Vancouver's Island Lat. 49°.10' Long. 123°.37' W
- Title:
- Sketch of Wentuhuysen Inlet East coast of Vancouver's Island Lat. 49°.10' Long. 123°.37' W
- Description:
- Nanymo [Nanaimo] River, Indian Village, Coal thickness not yet ascertained, Vancouver's Island, 20" Seam, 3" Seam. [Strait of] Georgia, Salt River, Seam 4' 9"
- Subject:
- Indigenous peoples and Coal mines and mining
- Creator:
- Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1852~
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Contractual restrictions
- License:
- These images are provided for research only. These images are provided with the consent of the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives, Archives of Manitoba, and cannot be reproduced or copied without their permission. To purchase high resolution digital files of these maps, contact: hbca@gov.mb.ca; telephone 204-945-4949. Information on photographic reproduction services and terms of use of images are available on request.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Identifier:
- G1/258e and Ruggles Number: 329A
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 24.5 x 38 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Nanaimo
- Coordinates:
- 49.16638, -123.94003
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:25,344
- 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:
- 2013-05-10
- Transcript:
- 1 inch:0.4 mile
114. Victoria District, Lot No. 4 Section III.
- Title:
- Victoria District, Lot No. 4 Section III.
- Description:
- Victoria Harbour, Rock Bay, Pine Land, Well
- Subject:
- Real property and Water-supply
- Creator:
- Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1852~
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Contractual restrictions
- License:
- These images are provided for research only. These images are provided with the consent of the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives, Archives of Manitoba, and cannot be reproduced or copied without their permission. To purchase high resolution digital files of these maps, contact: hbca@gov.mb.ca; telephone 204-945-4949. Information on photographic reproduction services and terms of use of images are available on request.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Identifier:
- H1/1 fo. 14 and Ruggles Number: 332A
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 20.5 x 23.8 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:10,560
- 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:
- 2013-05-10
- Transcript:
- 6 inches:1 mile
115. Water supplies at Esquimalt, Saanich Inlet & the Cowitchin Country roughly sketched
- Title:
- Water supplies at Esquimalt, Saanich Inlet & the Cowitchin Country roughly sketched
- Description:
- Mouth of the Cowitchin River, Tuan, Is., Indians, Saanich Inlet, Small Indian Camps, Cowitchin Head, Cordova Bay, Steam Saw mill Site, Saanich Mt, Bear Hill, Mt Douglas, Esquimalt Harbour, Macaulay, Victoria, Beacon Hill, H. B. Cos Farm, J. Tod, Lake Hill, C. Dodd, Boundar of Fur trade Reserve, Leading Peak, Few Indians, Haro Strait, Juan de Fuca Strait
- Subject:
- Reservoirs, Water-supply, and Watersheds
- Creator:
- Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1852~
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Contractual restrictions
- License:
- These images are provided for research only. These images are provided with the consent of the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives, Archives of Manitoba, and cannot be reproduced or copied without their permission. To purchase high resolution digital files of these maps, contact: hbca@gov.mb.ca; telephone 204-945-4949. Information on photographic reproduction services and terms of use of images are available on request.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Identifier:
- Ruggles Number: 321A and G1/258o
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 73 x 54 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Esquimalt, British Columbia--Vancouver Island, and British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.43569, -123.41174, 48.4359, -123.35155, and 49.75152, -126.48958
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:63,360
- 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:
- 2013-05-10
- Transcript:
- 1 inch:1 mile
116. A Plan of the Town of Victoria Shewing Proposed Improvements
- Title:
- A Plan of the Town of Victoria Shewing Proposed Improvements
- Description:
- The city of Victoria with James Bay, Victoria Harbour, and Rock Bay. There are trails and roads along with numbered plots of land with some red buildings including the Governor's House, the hospital, and Fort Victoria. Some named features include wells, Church Hill, a small claim, the boundary of James Douglas Esq., Indian Graves, gardens, Hudson Bay Company slip, the boundary of R. Finlayson Esq., trails, and the cemetery. There are notes and sketches for proposed improvements including a site of a proposed reservoir, gardens, a wharf, and a church. Relief markings and sketches show the land cover.
- Keyword:
- buildings, relief, scale bars, bays, harbours, roads, trails, land cover, cadastral, and cities
- Subject:
- Cities and towns--Maps and City planning--Maps
- Creator:
- Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1852-01-20
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
- License:
- To request permission to publish or otherwise reproduce this image, or to purchase a high-resolution digital copy, please contact the LTSA at orderdesk@ltsa.ca.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Identifier:
- LSV Number: 7L9
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- 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:
- cadastral maps, historical maps, maps (documents), and relief maps
- Date Digitized:
- 2011-09-30
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
117. Copy of section of map of Oregon and Upper California. From the surveys of John Charles Fremont and other authorities. Draw by Charles Preuss under the order of the Senate of the United States Washington City 1848. Scale 1:3000000. Exhibiting the boundary line between the possessions of Great Britain and the United States as therein laid down. Inset map: A part of the Arro Archipelago enlarged
- Title:
- Copy of section of map of Oregon and Upper California. From the surveys of John Charles Fremont and other authorities. Draw by Charles Preuss under the order of the Senate of the United States Washington City 1848. Scale 1:3000000. Exhibiting the boundary line between the possessions of Great Britain and the United States as therein laid down. Inset map: A part of the Arro Archipelago enlarged
- Description:
- Vancouver Island, Cape Flattery, Straits of Juan de Fuca, Gulf of Georgia, Fraser River, Boundary Linde, Vellingham Bay, Mt Baker, Orcas I., S. Juan I., Lopez I., Cypress I., Perry I., Strawberry B. [Shows San Juan Islands as part of Canada]. Cartographer unknown
- Subject:
- Boundaries
- Creator:
- Preuss, Charles, 1803-1854
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1853~
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Contractual restrictions
- License:
- These images are provided for research only. These images are provided with the consent of the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives, Archives of Manitoba, and cannot be reproduced or copied without their permission. To purchase high resolution digital files of these maps, contact: hbca@gov.mb.ca; telephone 204-945-4949. Information on photographic reproduction services and terms of use of images are available on request.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Identifier:
- G1/155 and Ruggles Number: 368A
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 44.8 x 39 cm, inset 10 x 21 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- United States, Canada, Washington (State)--San Juan Islands, United States--Northwest boundary of the United States, and British Columbia--Vancouver Island
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:3,041,280 inset 1:696,960
- 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:
- 2013-05-10
- Transcript:
- 1 inch:ca. 48 miles inset 1 inch:ca. 11 miles
118. Map of Vancouver Island and the adjacent coasts
- Title:
- Map of Vancouver Island and the adjacent coasts
- Description:
- Map of Vancouver Island and the adjacent coast, compiled from the surveys of Vancouver, Kellett, Simpson, Galiano, Valdez, etc. by J. Arrowsmith. About 15 miles to an inch. Insets: Plan of Friendly Cove in Nootka Sound; Victoria District; continuation of Admiralty Inlet & Puget Sound; world map showing Great Britain and Vancouver Island in pink. J. Arrowsmith, London. [Vancouver Island, 1853]
- Keyword:
- Penfold Category: Vancouver Island, 1853
- Creator:
- Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873
- Contributor:
- Vancouver, George, 1757-1798, Kellett, Henry, 1806-1875, and Alcalá-Galiano, Dionisio, 1760-1805
- Publisher:
- John Arrowsmith
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1853
- Rights Statement:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- License:
- These images are provided under license by The National Archives of the UK and cannot be reproduced or copied without their permission. To purchase high-resolution tiff files of these maps for publication, contact: image-library@nationalarchives.gov.uk Tel: +44 (0)20 8392 5225. A scale of reproduction fees applies for commercial publication, exhibition display or TV broadcast. Details on request. Request should cite the National Archives Number. Infringement of the above condition may result in legal action. These images are provided for research only.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Identifier:
- Penfold Number: 565
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Alternative Title:
- Vancouver Island and the adjacent coasts
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Yuquot, British Columbia--Vancouver Island, and British Columbia--Pacific Coast
- Coordinates:
- 52 00'N--48 00'N / 129 00'W--122 00'W, 49.65064, -125.44939, 48.4359, -123.35155, and 49.59288, -126.62001
- 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: FO925-1238
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-04-12
- Technical Note:
- Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by SC, April 28, 2010. and 600 dpi jpg
119. Map of southern tip of Vancouver Island and Oregon Territory showing boundary line between possessions of Great Britain and United States: "Traced from a map drawn under the order of the Senate of the United States at Washington 1848 (J. Arrowsmith)"
- Title:
- Map of southern tip of Vancouver Island and Oregon Territory showing boundary line between possessions of Great Britain and United States: "Traced from a map drawn under the order of the Senate of the United States at Washington 1848 (J. Arrowsmith)"
- Description:
- Vancouver I., G. of Georgia, Fraser R., Bellingham B., Mt. Baker, M. Olympus, Puget Sound, Ft. Nisqually, Mt. Rainier, Grays Harb., C. Flattery, Duncan Rks. Juan de Fuca Strait
- Subject:
- Boundaries
- Creator:
- Arrowsmith, J.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1853~
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Contractual restrictions
- License:
- These images are provided for research only. These images are provided with the consent of the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives, Archives of Manitoba, and cannot be reproduced or copied without their permission. To purchase high resolution digital files of these maps, contact: hbca@gov.mb.ca; telephone 204-945-4949. Information on photographic reproduction services and terms of use of images are available on request.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Identifier:
- G1/156 and Ruggles Number: 369A
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 13.2 x 14.5 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- Washington (State) and British Columbia--Vancouver Island
- Coordinates:
- 49.75152, -126.48958 and 47.50012, -120.50147
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:3,041,280
- 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:
- 2013-05-10
- Transcript:
- Traced from a Map drawn under the order of the Senate of the United States at Washington 1848. (J. Arrowsmith) 1 inch:ca. 48 miles
120. Map of southern tip of Vancouver Island from Sooke Bay to Cordova Bay
- Title:
- Map of southern tip of Vancouver Island from Sooke Bay to Cordova Bay
- Description:
- Victoria District, Cordova Bay, Gordon Hd., Indian Fort. Cadboro B., Oak Bay, M. Tolme [Tolmie], Cadboro Pt. Hudson's Bay Cos. Reserve, M. Douglas, Dairy, Lake Hill, Shallow with large beds Muscles, The Gorge, Aaron Pt., Chapman Pt., Selkirk Wr., The Narrows, Halkett I., Ellice Pt., Rock B., Barclay Pt., Halkett Hd., Hope Pt., Limit Pt., Songhies Pt., Laurel Pt., James B., Ship Pt., Victoria (Settlemt of the Hudson Bay Co.), M. Beacon, Shoal Pt., Pelly I., Coffin I., Colvile I., Berens I., Work Pt., West B., Rose B., Sailor Pt., Maclaughlin Pt., Harrison I., Ogden Pt., Holland Pt., Foul B., Gonzales Pt., Foul Pt., Clover Pt., Finlayson Pt., Holland Pt., Brotchy Ledge, Royal Bay, C. Saxe, Brothers Is. Scrogg Rks., Fisgard I., Duntze Hd., Grant Knoll, Village Rks., Land Cove, Village B., Rodd Pt., Goth Pt., Salt L., Coburg I., Yew Pt., Dunns Nook, Macarthy I., Smart I., Paterson Pt., Esquimalt Har., Rowe Str., Mt. Seymour, Pugent Sound Cos. Reserve, L. Colvile, Albert Hd., Metchosin, Parry Bay, Mary Pk., William Hd., Pedder B. (Whoyung), C. Calver, Bentinck I., Race Is., C. Church, Becher B., Beechey Hd., M. Maguire, Secretary I., Sooke Inl., Sooke B., Captn. Grants Settlement, Otter Pt., Mullachard House, Sooke Basin, Leading Pk. Maps shows woods, swamps, prairies and spot depths
- Creator:
- Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1853~
- Rights Statement:
- No Copyright - Contractual restrictions
- License:
- These images are provided for research only. These images are provided with the consent of the Hudson’s Bay Company Archives, Archives of Manitoba, and cannot be reproduced or copied without their permission. To purchase high resolution digital files of these maps, contact: hbca@gov.mb.ca; telephone 204-945-4949. Information on photographic reproduction services and terms of use of images are available on request.
- Resource Type:
- http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage
- Identifier:
- G1/137 and Ruggles Number: 360A
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 36 x 65 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Vancouver Island and British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 49.75152, -126.48958 and 48.4359, -123.35155
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:63,360
- 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.