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131. Facsimile of part of Vancouver's chart of the coast of N.W. America
- Title:
- Facsimile of part of Vancouver's chart of the coast of N.W. America
- Description:
- Facsimile of part of Vancouver's chart of the coast of N.W. America'. Shows the coast between Cape Flattery and Point Gore ; Vancouver's track northward through the Juan de Fuca Strait. Compass rose. Extracted from Colonial Office letter of 20 February 1854. [British Columbia, Washington, 1798; 1854]
- Keyword:
- Penfold Category: British Columbia, Washington, 1798, 1854
- Subject:
- Vancouver, George, 1757-1798 and Voyages and travels
- Creator:
- Vancouver, George, 1757-1798
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1854
- 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: 367
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Alternative Title:
- Facsimile of part of chart of the coast of N.W. America
- Geographic Coverage:
- Pacific Ocean--Howe Sound, Pacific Ocean--Strait of Georgia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island, Pacific Ocean--Haro Strait, and Pacific Ocean--Strait of Juan de Fuca
- Coordinates:
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1335102, 49.48262, -124.06723, 49.65064, -125.44939, 48.29674, -124.01225, 48.54876, -123.21918, 49.42281, -123.39307, and 49N/124W-122W
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1798/1854
- 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: MPK1-77 (6)
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-04-22
- Technical Note:
- Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP May 3, 2010. and 600 dpi jpg
132. Map of Esquimalt District showing Esquimalt Farm, Craigflower Farm, Constance Cove Farm, and Viewfield Farm
- Title:
- Map of Esquimalt District showing Esquimalt Farm, Craigflower Farm, Constance Cove Farm, and Viewfield Farm
- Description:
- Esquimalt Harbour, Victoria Harbour, Victoria, Victoria District, Indian Reserve XXV, Richards Is., Inskip Is, Ashe Hd., Dyke Pt., Rowe Stream Cole Is., Landing, Paterson Pt., Smart Id., Mill Mountain, Public Road from Victoria to Esquimalt, Metchosin and Sooke, Old Road from Esquimalt to Victoria, Constance Cove, West Bay, Pt., Maclaughlin, Head of the Portage Inlet, Colquitz River, Macaulay's Pt.
- Subject:
- Agriculture and Real property
- Creator:
- Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1854~
- 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: 375A and F25/1 fo. 16
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 76.4 x 67.8 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Esquimalt
- Coordinates:
- 48.43569, -123.41174
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:15,840
- 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:
- Indicates: Esquimalt Farm, Esquimalt Harbour, Craigflower Farm, Consance Cove Farm, Viewfield Farm, Victoria Harbour and Victoria.
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi jpg ; Scanning of transparencies by JF. Watermarking by CDW. Metadata by RM, KM.
133. Map of the Districts of Victoria and Esquimalt in Vancouver Island
- Title:
- Map of the Districts of Victoria and Esquimalt in Vancouver Island
- Description:
- Map of the Districts of Victoria and Esquimalt in Vancouver Island. Published 1854, by John Arrowsmith. 2 inches to 1 mile. [Victoria and Esquimalt Districts, 1854]. Shows lots and owners (if any), First Nations reserves, farms, mills etc.
- Keyword:
- Penfold Category: Victoria and Esquimalt Districts, 1854
- Subject:
- Indigenous peoples
- Contributor:
- Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873
- Publisher:
- John Arrowsmith
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1854
- 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:
- National Archives Number: CO700-BRITISH COLUMBIA2 and Penfold Number: 590
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Alternative Title:
- Districts of Victoria and Esquimalt in Vancouver Island
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia, British Columbia--Esquimalt, British Columbia--Vancouver Island, and British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155, 53.99983, -125.0032, 48.43569, -123.41174, and 49.65064, -125.44939
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1854
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:31,680
- 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:
- Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP April 22, 2010. and 600 dpi jpg
134. Plan of Colvile Town shewing improvements made previous to May 8 1854
- Title:
- Plan of Colvile Town shewing improvements made previous to May 8 1854
- Description:
- Mill Stone River, Colvile Town, Nanaimo Harbour, Commercial Inlet, Cameron Island, Mt Kay's Peninsula, Lower Creek Upper Creek, Station Pt., Intended Shaft, Outcrop. Pot, ADIT
- Subject:
- Coal mines and mining
- Creator:
- Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1854~
- 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:
- G1/258i and Ruggles Number: 371A
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 95 x 70 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Nanaimo
- Coordinates:
- 49.16638, -123.94003
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:2,400
- 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.200 feet
135. Plan of Sooke District, Vancouver Island. Part 01
- Title:
- Plan of Sooke District, Vancouver Island. Part 01
- Description:
- Sooke Inlet, Parson's Spit, Pt. Simpson, Company Pt., Pt. Harrison, Christie Pt., Grant's Road, WoodwardMount Maguire, Secretary Island, Indian Village, Sooke River, Trollope Pt., Hill Head, O"Brien Id., Sooke Harbour
- Subject:
- Real property
- Creator:
- Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1854~
- 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:
- G1/136 and Ruggles Number: 373A
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 59 x 84 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Sooke
- Coordinates:
- 48.37463, -123.72762
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:126,720
- 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.
136. Plan of Sooke District, Vancouver Island. Part 02
- Title:
- Plan of Sooke District, Vancouver Island. Part 02
- Description:
- Pedder Bay, Pedder Inlet, Mt Matheson, Montreul's Mt, Mount Harrison, Fraser Island, Indian Village, Bedford Island, Race Islands, Beecher Bay, Goodridge Peninsula, Goodridge Id., Cooper Cove, Red Flag Mountn, Grant's Hill, Beechey Hd., Pt. Alldridge, Creyke Pt., Wolfe Isd., Smyth Hd., Cape Church, Church Isd., Christopher Pt., Bentinck Id., Race Isds.
- Subject:
- Real property
- Creator:
- Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1854~
- 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:
- G1/136 and Ruggles Number: 373A
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 59 x 84 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Sooke
- Coordinates:
- 48.37463, -123.72762
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:126,720
- 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.
137. Plan to illustrate 'Memorandum respecting the Island of San Juan'. Great Britain. Foreign Office. 1859
- Title:
- Plan to illustrate 'Memorandum respecting the Island of San Juan'. Great Britain. Foreign Office. 1859
- Description:
- 1 item (originally to illustrate 'Memorandum respecting the Island of San Juan') extracted from ADM 1/5720. Plan illustrating proposals for a boundary between British and United States' possesions, in the vicinity of Vancouver Island and the mainland around San Juan Island [now in Washington State, United States of America]. Reference table to proposed boundary lines. Scale: 1 inch to 3.2 miles (calculated). A note reads 'Copied from a reconnaissance by the officers of the U.S. Navy in 1854 with the exception of the lines drawn through the channels'. Initialled by 'G.H.R', HMS Plumper, 3 December 1857 and signed by James [?Prevost], Captain HMS Satellite. Titles supplied by cataloger.
- Subject:
- Boundaries and San Juan Boundary Dispute (1846-1872)
- Creator:
- United States Coast Survey
- Contributor:
- Prevost, James Charles and Richards, G. H. (George Henry)
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1854/1857
- 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
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Alternative Title:
- San Juan Islands and surrounding area
- Geographic Coverage:
- United States, Canada, British Columbia--Gulf Islands, Pacific Ocean--Strait of Georgia, Washington (State)--San Juan Islands, and British Columbia--Vancouver Island
- Coordinates:
- 49.48262, -124.06723, 39.76, -98.5, 48.58316, -122.96796, 48.93502, -123.58864, 49.65064, -125.44939, and 60.10867, -113.64258
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1854/1857
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:202,752
- 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:
- Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP April 28, 2010. and 600 dpi jpg
138. South-east coast of Vancouver Island and the islands between the Gulf of Georgia and the Juan de Fuca Strait
- Title:
- South-east coast of Vancouver Island and the islands between the Gulf of Georgia and the Juan de Fuca Strait
- Description:
- Map showing the south-east coast of Vancouver Island and the islands between the Gulf of Georgia and the Juan de Fuca Strait. Scale: 3.5 inches to 21 miles. Annotated with a Colonial Office paper number: 'In 4063/54'. Extracted from Colonial Office letter of 24 May 1854. [British Columbia, Washington, 1854]
- Keyword:
- Penfold Category: British Columbia, Washington, 1854
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1854
- 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: 379
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Alternative Title:
- Vancouver Island and the islands between the Gulf of Georgia and the Juan de Fuca Strait
- Geographic Coverage:
- Pacific Ocean--Strait of Georgia, British Columbia--Vancouver Island, Pacific Ocean--Strait of Juan de Fuca, Pacific Ocean--Haro Strait, and Pacific Ocean--Rosario Strait
- Coordinates:
- 49.65064, -125.44939, 48.29674, -124.01225, 48.54876, -123.21918, 48.56121, -122.75962, 49N-48N/124W-122W, and 49.48262, -124.06723
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1854
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:380,160
- 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: MPK1-77 (3)
- 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.
139. Victoria District. Lot 24 Section XVIII - Victoria Harbour
- Title:
- Victoria District. Lot 24 Section XVIII - Victoria Harbour
- Description:
- Songees Village, Government Offices, The Fort, Indian Reserve, Victoria Harbour
- Subject:
- Indian reservations and Real property
- Creator:
- Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1854~
- 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:
- A11/75 fo. 302 and Ruggles Number: 377A
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 25 x 34 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Vancouver Island and British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155 and 49.75152, -126.48958
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:15,840
- 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:
- Received November 8th, 1854 (faint note on item)
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi jpg ; Scanning of transparencies by JF. Watermarking by CDW. Metadata by RM, KM.
140. Saanich District [and] South Saanich District (1855)
- Title:
- Saanich District [and] South Saanich District (1855)
- Description:
- 1 item extracted from CO 305/10. 'The South Eastern Districts of Vancouver Island. From a Trigonometrical Survey made by Order of the Honble. Hudsons Bay Company by J. D. Pemberton, Eng r. and Surv r. to the Company'. Inset small scale map of the south-east part of Vancouver Island. Scale: 1 inch to 1 mile. Published 2 October 1855 by John Arrowsmith, 10 Soho Square, London. [Vancouver Island, 1855]. Title supplied by cataloger.
- Keyword:
- Penfold Category: Vancouver Island, 1855
- Creator:
- Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
- Contributor:
- Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873 and Hudson's Bay Company
- Publisher:
- John Arrowsmith.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1855
- 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: 567
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Alternative Title:
- The South Eastern Districts of Vancouver Island
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Saltspring Island, British Columbia--Saanich Peninsula, British Columbia--North Saanich, British Columbia--Saanich, and British Columbia--Vancouver Island
- Coordinates:
- 48.53294, -123.41931, 48.66634, -123.41933, 48.75793, -123.73596, 49.65064, -125.44939, and 48.81852, -123.49061
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1855
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:63,360
- 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: MPG1-241
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-04-22
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi jpg and Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP April 29, 2010.