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171. Tracing from the Official Map of Victoria District
- Title:
- Tracing from the Official Map of Victoria District
- Description:
- Victoria divided into numbered plots of land. Some of the plots of land are outlined in red and there is note that something has been done to these ones with the Land Office and forwarded to the Hudson's Bay Company. No labels of places or features are present on the map.
- Keyword:
- towns, cities, and cadastral
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1858
- 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: 33T2VT
- 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:
- historical maps, cadastral maps, and maps (documents)
- Date Digitized:
- 2013-02-24
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
172. Vancouver's Island. Puget Sound Company's Farms [roughly sketched]
- Title:
- Vancouver's Island. Puget Sound Company's Farms [roughly sketched]
- Description:
- Cooper's farm, A.G. Dallas, Dense forest, streams, roads, Owen's farm, Langford's Farm, McKenzie's Farm, Skinner's Farm, Indian Reserve, Victoria, Victoria Harbour, Constance Cove, Munro, barracks, Proposed Township, Royal Bay, The Mills, Portage, Esquimalt Harbour "small settlers" and 2 proposed purchases
- Subject:
- Puget Sound Agricultural Company and Agriculture
- Creator:
- Dallas, Alexander Grant
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1858~
- 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: 462A and F25/1 fo. 39
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 28 x 35 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Esquimalt and British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.43569, -123.41174 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.
173. Victoria District
- Title:
- Victoria District
- Description:
- The Victoria District bordered by the Lake [Saanich] and Esquimalt Districts on Vancouver Island. Has numbered plots of land corresponding to a table of some kind of measurements. Relief shading and sketches show the land cover and land forms and there is an network of trails and roads across the whole district. The features and places named include Esquimalt Harbour, Victoria Harbour, James Bay, Ogden Point, Portage Inlet, public park with Beacon Hill, Finlayson Point, Holland Point, Foul Bay [Gonzales Bay], Shoal Bay [McNeil Bay], Gonzales Point, Gonzales Hill, public roads, Oak Bay, Cadborough Bay [Cadboro Bay], Mount Douglas, Lost Lake [Blenkinsop Lake], Swan Lake, Knocken Hill [Knockan Hill], and Colquitz Valley and River.
- Keyword:
- cadastral, districts, coasts, mountains, bays, land cover, relief, roads, and lakes
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1858?
- 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: 28T2VT
- Extent:
- 1 map
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: Four Inches to One Mile
- 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, maps (documents), and cadastral maps
- Date Digitized:
- 2006-10-03
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
174. Victoria District Official Map
- Title:
- Victoria District Official Map
- Description:
- The Victoria District bordered by the Lake [Saanich] and Esquimalt Districts on Vancouver Island. Has numbered plots of land corresponding to a table of some kind of measurements. Relief shading and sketches show the land cover and land forms and there is an network of trails and roads across the whole district. The features and places named include Esquimalt Harbour, Victoria Harbour, James Bay, Ogden Point, Portage Inlet, public park with Beacon Hill, Finlayson Point, Holland Point, Foul Bay [Gonzales Bay], Shoal Bay [McNeil Bay], Gonzales Point, Gonzales Hill, public roads, Oak Bay, Cadborough Bay [Cadboro Bay], Mount Douglas, Lost Lake [Blenkinsop Lake], Swan Lake, Knocken Hill [Knockan Hill], and Colquitz Valley and River.
- Keyword:
- bays, land cover, districts, cadastral, inlets, coasts, scale, relief, and mountains
- Creator:
- Pemberton, J. Despard (Joseph Despard), 1821-1893
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1858
- 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:
- 105482 and LSV Number: 37T2ECVI
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Saanich--Gordon Head, and British Columbia--Gordon Head--Glencoe Cove Kwatsech Park
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155 and 48.48591, -123.3019
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 20 Chains to 1 Inch
- 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, maps (documents), and cadastral maps
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-08-10
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
175. [Victoria Town - incomplete map from circa 1858]
- Title:
- [Victoria Town - incomplete map from circa 1858]
- Description:
- A faint and largely incomplete map of Victoria. The land is divided into numbered plots of land arranged in a street grid with some names of the streets labelled including Government, Wharf, Store, Yates, View, Broad, and Fort Streets. A cemetery [currently Pioneer Square] is also shown and a church reserve.
- Keyword:
- cadastral, street grids, roads, and reserves
- Subject:
- Cities and towns--Maps, Cemeteries, Cities and towns, and Streets
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1858~
- 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: 30T1VT
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 60 x 91 cm
- Alternative Title:
- [Victoria]
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria and British Columbia--Victoria--Pioneer Square
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155 and 48.42311, -123.35921
- 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:
- maps (documents), cadastral maps, and historical maps
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-17
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
176. An outline chart shewing the track of the Honble. Hudsons Bay Company's steam vessel "Labouchere" from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans through the Straits of Magelhaens, and the inner Passages of Sarmiento, and Smyth's Channels in November and December 1858. By J. F. Trivett
- Title:
- An outline chart shewing the track of the Honble. Hudsons Bay Company's steam vessel "Labouchere" from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans through the Straits of Magelhaens, and the inner Passages of Sarmiento, and Smyth's Channels in November and December 1858. By J. F. Trivett
- Description:
- Tierra del Fuego, Straits of Magelhaens, Gulf of Penas
- Creator:
- Trivett, J. F.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1859~
- 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: 472A and G1/173
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 66 x 53 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- Atlantic Ocean--Strait of Magellan
- Coordinates:
- -53.9282, -71.10214
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:1,520,640
- 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. 24 miles First anchorage Gregory Bay a good stopping place; second " Sandy Point (a Chilian settlement) good anchorage; third " York Roads an indifferent anchorage; fourth " Playa Parda cove safe place for steamers; fifth " Welcome Bay a good anchorage; sixth " Puerto Bueno a safe and secure harbour; seventh " Sandy Bay very confined & requires examination; eighth " English Narrows safe, but intricate, requires examination
177. Cedar District (1859) (Rough sketch)
- Title:
- Cedar District (1859) (Rough sketch)
- Description:
- Vancouver Island Colony. Sketch Maps of Districts. Lithographed at the Topographical Dept of the War Office, London, 1859: Cedar District. [Vancouver Island, 1859]. Scale 2 inches to 1 mile.
- Keyword:
- Penfold Category: Vancouver Island, 1859
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. War Office. Topographical Depot.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1859
- 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: 568
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Alternative Title:
- Vancouver Island Colony. Sketch Maps of Districts
- Geographic Coverage:
- Northumberland Channel--British Columbia and British Columbia--Nanaimo
- Coordinates:
- 49.14825, -123.86098 and 49.16638, -123.94003
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1859
- 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
- Archival Item Identifier:
- National Archives Number: CO700-BRITISH COLUMBIA7 (3)
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-04-12
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi jpg and Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP April 23, 2010.
178. Cedar District Official Map
- Title:
- Cedar District Official Map
- Description:
- The Cedar District located between the coast and the Cranberry District near Nanaimo, British Columbia, It is overlayed with a numbered grid with a few of the rectangular plots on the grid having red letters and numbers on them and others being coloured in or outlined with different colours (there is no legend as to what the colours signify). The land is covered in tiny trees and there are several lakes including Trout Lakes, Fish Hook Lake, and Thunder Lake along with the Nanaimo or Quam Quam Qua River.
- Keyword:
- coasts, districts, rivers, lakes, trees, and land cover
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1859
- 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: 3T1 VAN IS
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 61 x 76 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Nanaimo River and British Columbia--Nanaimo
- Coordinates:
- 49.16638, -123.94003 and 49.1304, -123.89385
- 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 and maps (documents)
- Date Digitized:
- 2011-10-17
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
179. Chemainus District
- Title:
- Chemainus District
- Description:
- Chemainus and Chemainus River on the east coast of Vancouver Island. Includes a grid with alphanumeric labels and markings to show the elevations. Named features include "Indian" reserves and villages, Somenos Creek, Quamichan Mountain, and Mt. Prevost. There are sketches and notes describing the land cover and the quality of the land.
- Keyword:
- cadastral, islands, rivers, relief, reserves, buildings, lagoons, bays, routes, land cover, and land evaluation
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1859
- 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: 13T2 ECVI, Historical Map Society of B.C. Map Number: 1413, and 105453
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 57 x 60 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Chemainus and British Columbia--Chemainus River
- Coordinates:
- 48.91633, -123.71937 and 48.89963, -123.68597
- 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:
- maps (documents) and historical maps
- Date Digitized:
- 2013-07-23
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
180. Comiaken District (1859)
- Title:
- Comiaken District (1859)
- Description:
- Vancouver Island Colony. Sketch Maps of Districts. Lithographed at the Topographical Dept of the War Office, London, 1859: Comiaken District. [Vancouver Island, 1859]. Scale 20 chains to 1 inch. Land type and vegetation described.
- Keyword:
- Penfold Category: Vancouver Island, 1859
- Subject:
- Land use
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. War Office. Topographical Depot.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1859
- 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: 568
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Alternative Title:
- Vancouver Island Colony. Sketch Maps of Districts
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Quamichan Lake, British Columbia--Maple Bay, and British Columbia--Comiaken Land District
- Coordinates:
- 48.81602, -123.59915, 49.65064, -125.44939, and 48.82463, -123.62766
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1859
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:15,840
- 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: CO700-BRITISH COLUMBIA7 (7)
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-04-12
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi jpg and Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP April 23, 2010.