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211. Shawnigan District (1859)
- Title:
- Shawnigan District (1859)
- Description:
- 1 item extracted from CO 305/10. Vancouver Island. Map of Shawnican [Shawnigan] District. Scale: 1 inch to 20 chains. [Vancouver Island, 1859]. Relief shown by hachures. Some plots show acreage. Shawnigan Lake not shown. Original map produced by the Topographical Depot of the War Office, London, 1859.
- Keyword:
- Penfold Category: Vancouver Island, 1859
- 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: 569
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Shawnigan Lake, and British Columbia--Shawnigan Region
- Coordinates:
- 49.65064, -125.44939 and 48.63167, -123.64028
- 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: MPG1-243
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-04-22
- Technical Note:
- Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP April 29, 2010. and 600 dpi jpg
212. Sketch of part of British Columbia
- Title:
- Sketch of part of British Columbia
- Description:
- Sketch of part of British Columbia, by Lieut. R. C. Mayne, R.N., of H.M.S. "Plumper," 1859. About 2 miles to 1 inch. Author, Publisher, &c.: War Office, London. [British Columbia, 1859]. Shows First Nations territories and villages.
- Keyword:
- Penfold Category: British Columbia, 1859
- Subject:
- Indigenous peoples
- Creator:
- Mayne, Richard Charles
- 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:
- National Archives Number: CO700-BRITISH COLUMBIA8 (2) and Penfold Number: 389
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia, British Columbia--Fraser Canyon, and British Columbia--Harrison Lake (Fraser Valley Regional District)
- Coordinates:
- 49.55139, -121.84583, 53.99983, -125.0032, and 49.633, -121.41925
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:291,456
- 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, April 21, 2010.
213. Sketch of the Upper Part of the Fraser River from Langley to Yale
- Title:
- Sketch of the Upper Part of the Fraser River from Langley to Yale
- Description:
- The route along the Fraser River from Langley to Yale divided into two sections by Liuet. Mayne R.N. of the H.M.S. Plumper - Capt Richards and the Honble. M.B. Begbie Judge in British Columbia. It is also by Malby & Sons, Lith and was published in London at the Admiralty under the Superintendence of Capt. Washington and sold by J.D. Potter, Angent for the Admiralty Charts. The first section starts in Langley and ends at an old Hudson's Bay Company fishing station. Starting at Langley, this part of the map includes an Observation Spot marked with a cross, Maxmillan Island, and an area noted with "Quaitlan Indians". Continuing on we come to 20 Mile Point, two rivers with unknown names, "Smess Indian" area, Stony Point, Mount Tomna-heurick, Smess River, and finally the fishing station. The second section states at the fishing station and "Tsolocoyoock Indians" area, Maria Bar, and Fargo Bar (which notes that it was the first establishment on the river). It continues past Harrison River, Scowalitz Village, "Pallalt Indian" area, Four Brothers mountains, Seabird Anchorage, Six Tree Point, Dutchmans Point, Redscaur, Sleepers Reach, Seabird Bar, Cornish Bar, Hopetown, River Quequealla, many different bars (Mosquito, Canada, Puget Sound, American, Posey, Emery, Texas etc.), "Teale Indian" areas, Strawberry Island, and ends at Fort Yale with a saw mill. Both maps have relief marks, sketches, and notes showing the land cover along the banks of the river including buildings and villages and notes for points of interest like which areas are navigable for boats or canoes and about gold. There are points marked with letters along both maps that correspond to several small sketches of the views of the landscape looking up or down the river at the following points: Fort Yale, Emery Bar, Mouth of the Quequealla River, Cornish Bar, and the entrance of River, Mount Blanchard.
- Keyword:
- scale bars, buildings, relief, horizons, land cover, rivers, villages, landscape, mountains, and routes
- Creator:
- Mayne, Richard Charles
- Publisher:
- The Admiralty, London
- 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: 6LockerF
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 67 x 95 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Yale, British Columbia--Fraser River, and British Columbia--Langley
- Coordinates:
- 49.11636, -123.18594, 49.56202, -121.42974, and 49.10107, -122.65883
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: Approximately One inch to the 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:
- maps (documents) and historical maps
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-03-09
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
214. Somenos District (1859)
- Title:
- Somenos District (1859)
- Description:
- Vancouver Island Colony. Sketch Maps of Districts. Lithographed at the Topographical Dept of the War Office, London, 1859: Somenos District. [Vancouver Island, 1859]. Scale 20 chains to 1 inch. Describes vegetation and land quality.
- Keyword:
- Penfold Category: British Columbia, 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:
- British Columbia--Vancouver Island, British Columbia--Duncan, and Somenos Lake--British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 49.65064, -125.44939 and 48.78293, -123.70266
- 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 (4)
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-04-12
- Technical Note:
- Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP April 23, 2010. and 600 dpi jpg
215. Somenos District (1859)
- Title:
- Somenos District (1859)
- Description:
- 1 item extracted from CO 305/10. Vancouver Island. Map of Somenos District. Scale: 1 inch to 20 chains. [Vancouver Island, 1859]. Relief shown by hachures. Describes vegetation. Original map produced by the Topographical Depot of the War Office, London, 1859.
- Keyword:
- Penfold Category: Vancouver Island, 1859
- 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: 569
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Alternative Title:
- Somenos District, 1859
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Vancouver Island and Somenos Region--British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 49.65064, -125.44939
- 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: MPG1-244
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-04-22
- Technical Note:
- Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP April 29, 2010. and 600 dpi jpg
216. South Saanich. O. M. 1859.
- Title:
- South Saanich. O. M. 1859.
- Description:
- The South Saanich District bordered by the Lake District on the east coast of Vancouver Island. There are sketches and relief shading to show land cover and land forms. Has numbered plots of land corresponding to two tables of owner's names on the sides of the map. Some of the places and features named include Mount Newton, Saanich Inlet, Tod Creek [Tod Inlet], Cowitchen Head [Cowichan Head], Harro Strait [Haro Strait], Bazan Bay, Chawhilp Indins [Tsartlip Nation: South Saanich 1] and Tataihit Indians [Twasout Nation: East Saanich 2]. There are roads and trails as well.
- Keyword:
- routes, relief, land cover, bays, districts, roads, cadastral, and inlets
- 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:
- 105475 and LSV Number: 31T2 ECVI
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 60 x 70 cm
- Alternative Title:
- South Saanich. Official Map. 1859.
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--South Saanich Land District and British Columbia--Saanich
- Coordinates:
- 48.58294, -123.41932
- 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:
- 2008-10-22
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
217. The provinces of British Columbia & Vancouver Island with portions of the United States & Hudson's Bay Territories. Compiled from Original Documents by John Arrowsmith. 1859
- Title:
- The provinces of British Columbia & Vancouver Island with portions of the United States & Hudson's Bay Territories. Compiled from Original Documents by John Arrowsmith. 1859
- Subject:
- Boundaries
- Creator:
- Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873
- 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:
- G3/95
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Vancouver Island
- Coordinates:
- 49.75152, -126.48958
- 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
218. Vancouver Island Colony Mountain District (Rough Sketch)
- Title:
- Vancouver Island Colony Mountain District (Rough Sketch)
- Description:
- The Mountain District with a numbered grid on it located on Vancouver Island near the Nanaimo and Cranberry Districts. Relief and other markings show the land cover and there is a small inset map that is an index to all the districts on Vancouver Island. Under the title it says "Lithographed at the Topographical Depot of the War Office under the direction of Major A.C. Cook, R.E. Col. H. James, R.E., F.R.S., M.R.I.A. & C Director". There is a hand-written legend with proposed roads, repairs and present roads shown with different coloured and dotted lines but only a small section of road in need of repair is on the map itself. Some of the features named on the map include: Chase River, Nanaimo Harbour, Colvilletown, Delta Plains, Mouth of the Nanaimo River, Douglas Island, Newcastle Island, Departure Bay, and Wakesiah or Taitooktan Mountain. Includes hand-written notes on the reverse side of the map.
- Keyword:
- rivers, roads, routes, cadastral, scale bars, coasts, land cover, and relief
- 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:
- 106710, LSV Number: 5T1RT, and Historical Map Society of B.C. Map Number: 1387
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 43 x 69 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Mountain "20A"
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Nanaimo
- Coordinates:
- 49.16638, -123.94003
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 2 Inches = 1 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:
- maps (documents), relief maps, cadastral maps, and historical 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.
219. Vancouver Island and the Gulf of Georgia
- Title:
- Vancouver Island and the Gulf of Georgia
- Description:
- North America West Coast. Vancouver Island and the Gulf of Georgia : from the surveys of Captain G. Vancouver R.N. 1793, Captains D. Galiano and C. Valdes 1792, Captain H. Kellett R.N. 1847 ; Rosario and Haro Straits from the United States Coast Survey 1854. Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty, 1849, corrections to 1856; J. & C. Walker sculpt. Admiralty map 1917. [Vancouver Island, 1849; 1856] Insets: Engraved views from Cook's and Vancouver's Voyages. Relief shown by hachuring. Soundings in fathoms. Shows First Nations villages; forts; Vancouver's track; anchorages. MS notes in red describe terrain. Additional line extends Fraser and Thompson Rivers.
- Keyword:
- Penfold Category: Vancouver Island, 1849, 1856
- Subject:
- Indigenous peoples, United States Coast Survey, and Nautical charts
- Contributor:
- Vancouver, George, 1757-1798, Valdés Flores Bazán y Peón, Cayetano, 1767-1835, Kellett, Henry, 1806-1875, Alcalá-Galiano, Dionisio, 1760-1805, J. & C. Walker (Firm), and Cook, James, 1728-1779
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Hydrographic Office
- 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:
- National Archives Number: FO925-1383 and Penfold Number: 563
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Alternative Title:
- Vancouver Island and the Strait of Georgia
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia, Pacific Ocean--Rosario Strait, Pacific Ocean--Strait of Georgia, Pacific Ocean--Haro Strait, and British Columbia--Vancouver Island
- Coordinates:
- 49.65064, -125.44939, 49.48262, -124.06723, 48.56121, -122.75962, 48.54876, -123.21918, and 53.99983, -125.0032
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1849/1856
- 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 May 5, 2010. and 600 dpi jpg
220. Reserves [Siska Flat, North Arm of the Fraser River, Anderson River, Kanaka Flat, 9 Mile Creek, Fraser River, Coquitlam River]
- Title:
- Reserves [Siska Flat, North Arm of the Fraser River, Anderson River, Kanaka Flat, 9 Mile Creek, Fraser River, Coquitlam River]
- Description:
- Nine maps of previous surveys traced by C. Murray from the Royal Engineers in 1862 showing government and "Indian" reserves in different locations along the Fraser, Anderson, and Coquitlam Rivers. The maps point out features like "Indian" villages, stores, plots and buildings belonging to specific people, burial grounds, a smithy, and government reserves. The maps have relief markings on them to show the land forms. The maps have following individual titles: Siska Flat Abt 7 Miles Below Lytton on left bank of Fraser River Surveyed May 1861; North Arm, Fraser River No. 1 Surveyed Sept 1859; Reserve on the Anderson and Fraser Rivers Surveyed July 1861; Kanaka Flat 8 1/2 Miles Below Lytton on left bank of Fraser River Surveyed May 1861; North Arm, Fraser River No. 2 Surveyed Sept 1859; 9 Mile Creek 9 Miles Above Boston Bar on left bank of Fraser River Surveyed June 1861; Reserve 14 1/2 Miles Above Boston Bar on left bank of Fraser River; North Arm, Fraser River No. 3 Surveyed Sept 1859; No 1. Coquitlam River on right bank near its mouth Surveyed May 1861, No. 2 Coquitlam R. 3 Miles from Fraser River Surveyed May 1861.
- Keyword:
- reserves, land use, settlements, buildings, relief, scale bars, and rivers
- Subject:
- Indian reservations
- Creator:
- Murray, C.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1861-07, 1859-09, 1862-05-31, 1861-05, and 1861-06
- 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: 17T1LR and 107102
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 68 x 82 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Coquitlam River, British Columbia--Fraser River, North America--Strait of Georgia Region, and British Columbia--Anderson River
- Coordinates:
- 49.23297, -122.80262, 49.83303, -121.43585, 49.11636, -123.18594, and 49.18296, -123.23595
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: Six Inches to One Statute 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:
- maps (documents), relief maps, and historical 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.