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281. Plan of Indian Reserves at 9 Mile Creek, Quayome Flat, and 14 1/2 Miles above Boston Bar [original]
- Title:
- Plan of Indian Reserves at 9 Mile Creek, Quayome Flat, and 14 1/2 Miles above Boston Bar [original]
- Description:
- Surveyed and drawn by Charles Sinnett . [No date, but circa 1861.] [Not signed by Superintendent of Indian Affairs.] Map showing a couple of Reserves at 9 mile creek on the left bank of the Fraser River, and a graveyard; Quayome Flat Reserve on the left bank of the Fraser River below Boston Bar next to Anderson River; and a Reserve 14.5 miles above Boston Bar on the left bank of the Fraser River. Land cover and features described on the map includes villages, graveyards, burial grounds, a bridge, Mr. Connel's claim, a blacksmith's shop, Forrest Ho. (store), and a miner's house.
- Keyword:
- Indian Reserve Plans and Yale Division of Yale Land District (YDYD)
- Subject:
- Land cover, Land titles, Land use, Indian reservations, Land titles--Maps, Indigenous peoples, and Burial
- Creator:
- Surveyor General of British Columbia
- Contributor:
- Sinnett, Charles
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1861~
- 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:
- LTSA SGD Microfilm Image Number: 106569 (1 of 2), Plan Barcode: Z0366577, LTSA Inventory No.: LTSA6178, and Plan Number: 18TR-1A-IR (original)
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Boston Bar, British Columbia--Anderson River, and British Columbia--Fraser River
- Coordinates:
- 49.87002, -121.44399 and 49.83303, -121.43585
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 1 inch = 12 chains
- Physical Repository:
- Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia
- Collection:
- Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Indian Reserve Maps
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- historical maps, land surveys, and maps (documents)
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
282. Plan of Indian Reserves at 9 Mile Creek, Quayome Flat, and 14 1/2 Miles above Boston Bar [tracing]
- Title:
- Plan of Indian Reserves at 9 Mile Creek, Quayome Flat, and 14 1/2 Miles above Boston Bar [tracing]
- Description:
- Surveyed and drawn by Charles Sinnett . [No date, but circa 1861.] [Not signed by Superintendent of Indian Affairs.] Tracing of a map showing a couple of Reserves at 9 mile creek on the left bank of the Fraser River, and a graveyard; Quayome Flat Reserve on the left bank of the Fraser River below Boston Bar next to Anderson River; and a Reserve 14.5 miles above Boston Bar on the left bank of the Fraser River. Land cover and features described on the map includes villages, graveyards, burial grounds, a bridge, Mr. Connel's claim, a blacksmith's shop, Forrest Ho. (store), and a miner's house.
- Keyword:
- Yale Division of Yale Land District (YDYD) and Indian Reserve Plans
- Subject:
- Indigenous peoples, Land titles--Maps, Land cover, Land titles, Indian reservations, Land use, and Burial
- Creator:
- Surveyor General of British Columbia
- Contributor:
- Sinnett, Charles
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1861~
- 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:
- LTSA SGD Microfilm Image Number: 106569 (2 of 2), LTSA Inventory No.: LTSA6178, Plan Barcode: Z0366578, and Plan Number: 18TR-1A-IR (tracing)
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Boston Bar, British Columbia--Anderson River, and British Columbia--Fraser River
- Coordinates:
- 49.83303, -121.43585 and 49.87002, -121.44399
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 1 inch = 12 chains
- Physical Repository:
- Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia
- Collection:
- Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Indian Reserve Maps
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- land surveys, historical maps, and maps (documents)
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
283. Plan of Kanaka Flat and Siska Flat Indian Reserves [Fraser River]
- Title:
- Plan of Kanaka Flat and Siska Flat Indian Reserves [Fraser River]
- Description:
- Surveyed and drawn by Charles Sinnett. [No date, but circa 1861.] [Not signed by Superintendent of Indian Affairs.] Map showing the Kanaka Flat Reserve 8.5 miles below Lytton on the left bank of the Fraser River containing a burial ground and a Siska Flat Reserve about 7 miles below Lytton on the left bank of the Fraser River containing Indian houses, an Indian Earth House, a store, and burial grounds.
- Keyword:
- Indian Reserve Plans and Kamloops Division of Yale Land District (KDYD)
- Subject:
- Indian reservations, Land titles, Burial, Land use, Land cover, Indigenous peoples, and Land titles--Maps
- Creator:
- Surveyor General of British Columbia
- Contributor:
- Sinnett, Charles
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1861~
- 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:
- Plan Barcode: Z0366573, LTSA Inventory No.: LTSA6178, LTSA SGD Microfilm Image Number: 106565, and Plan Number: 14TR-1A-IR
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Fraser River, British Columbia--Thompson-Nicola Regional District, and British Columbia--Kanaka Bar
- Coordinates:
- 50.13303, -121.56928 and 50.11643, -121.56928
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 1 inch = 12 chains
- Physical Repository:
- Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia
- Collection:
- Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Indian Reserve Maps
- Provider:
- University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
- Genre:
- land surveys, historical maps, and maps (documents)
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
284. Plan of Maple Point School Reserve and Grant to Thomas Russell on Portage Inlet, Vancouver Island
- Title:
- Plan of Maple Point School Reserve and Grant to Thomas Russell on Portage Inlet, Vancouver Island
- Description:
- Portage Inlet, School, Maple Point
- Subject:
- Schools, Puget Sound Agricultural Company, and Real property
- Creator:
- Land Office, Victoria
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1861~
- 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: 484A and F16/2 fo. 261
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 34 x 23 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Vancouver Island and British Columbia--Portage Inlet
- Coordinates:
- 48.46073, -123.422 and 49.75152, -126.48958
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:1,968
- 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:
- … liberties, and privileges thereunto belonging or appertaining To Have and To Hold the same unto the said Thomas Russell his heirs and assigns, to his and their proper use, benefit and behalf forever. The Witness Wherof the Agent and Attorney in fact for said Pugets Sound Agricultural Company hath hereunto let his hand and seal the Seventh day of March One Thousand Eight hundred and sixty one Signed sealed and Delivered by Alexander Grant Ballas as and for the act and deed of the Pugets' Sound Agricultural Combany in presence of Alex Munro of Victoria A.G. Dallas agent and attorney in fact for the Puget's Sound Agricultural Company - Total contents 22.3.4 Reserved for Roads 22.1.12 Conveyed as above 22.1.32 Thomas Russell d.s. Signed sealed and delivered by Thomas Russell in the presence of H. T. Heisterman
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi jpg ; Scanning of transparencies by JF. Watermarking by CDW. Metadata by RM, KM.
285. Plan of Nanaimo
- Title:
- Plan of Nanaimo
- Description:
- Plan of Nanaimo. Newcastle Island, Coal Field, Grave Yard, Gardens, Saw Mill, Salt Spring, Proposed Bridge, spring, Beacon Rock, Indian Hut, Bastion, Boat House, Store, Cameron Wharf, Coal Wharf, Tram Road, old tram road, Methodists, Franklyn, [Mine] Shaft Adit Bore [Holel], Protection Island, Cala Descanso Island, Departure Bay, Govt. Land, Nanaimo Harbour, Mine, Millstone R., Indian Reserve, Nanaimo R. Cartographer unknown
- Subject:
- Coal mines and mining
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1861%
- 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: 485A and G1/142
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 63 x 96 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Plan on Hudson' Bay Coy Land. Nanaimo
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Nanaimo
- Coordinates:
- 49.16638, -123.94003
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:3,168
- 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:
- Lands alienated To Weleyans 1 1/2 acres & 12,000 Sq. feet To Church of E 1700 Sq. feet To Franklyn 4 1/2 acres... On main Land 5248 Islands in River 31 Newcastle Island 452 Protction Island 162 Purchased by Coy --Total 6193 Reserved for Public 724 for Indians 250 for Roads 1074 Gross Total 7264
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi jpg ; Scanning of transparencies by JF. Watermarking by CDW. Metadata by RM, KM.
286. Plan of Victoria District Lot 24 Sec. 18. No. 2
- Title:
- Plan of Victoria District Lot 24 Sec. 18. No. 2
- Description:
- Victoria Harbour, James Bay, Rock Bay, Laurel Pt., Shoal Pt., Ogden Pt., Holland Pt., Finlayson Pt., Public Park, public spring, Church Reserve, School Reserve, Parsonage, Governor Douglas, Government Buildings, Roman Catholic Mission, Post Office, Police Barn, Harbour Master's Lot, Cemetary, Wharf Street, Government Street, Johnson Street, Yates Street, Broughton Street, Dallas Road, Erie St, Montreal St., Oswego St., Simcoe Str. Menzies Str., Superior Str, Michigan Str., Toronto Str.
- Subject:
- Real property and Hudson's Bay Company
- Creator:
- Land Office, Victoria
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1861/..
- 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: 487A and G1/146
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 59.4 x 73.5 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:6,336
- 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:528 feetThe parts colored GREEN represent the portions in possession of or to be surrendered to the Crown. The PINK represents the portions sold or still to be retained by the Hundson's Bay Comp. The 50 Acres on Beckley Farm are marked with a Cross+. Lot VI on James Bay - the property of Goverr. Douglas - comes under the Category of the Crown or Colonial lands of the whole Island, to be surrendered to the Crown & which are colored YELLOW. Scale 8 Chains to 1 Inch.
287. Plan of part of Victoria, showing government buildings, Governor Douglas's residence, and other properties. "F.W. Green.C.E. Victoria 1861"
- Title:
- Plan of part of Victoria, showing government buildings, Governor Douglas's residence, and other properties. "F.W. Green.C.E. Victoria 1861"
- Description:
- James Bay, Government Street, Gordon Street, Douglas Street, Churchway, Parsonage, Church Reserve, Humboldt St., McClure Street, Rupert St., Park St., Government Buildings, Residence of Governor Douglas, and proposed roads
- Creator:
- Green, F. W.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1861
- 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:
- G1/145 and Ruggles Number: 483A
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 28.5 x 32 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:3,168
- 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:264 feet
288. Reduced map of a portion of British Columbia, compiled from the surveys and explorations of the Royal Navy and Royal Engineers at the camp New Westminster, 24 Nov 1859
- Title:
- Reduced map of a portion of British Columbia, compiled from the surveys and explorations of the Royal Navy and Royal Engineers at the camp New Westminster, 24 Nov 1859
- Description:
- Reduced map of a portion of British Columbia, compiled from the surveys and explorations of the Royal Navy and Royal Engineers at the camp New Westminster, 24 Nov 1859. Illustrating the route persued by Governor Douglas in late tour in British Columbia (boundary line of 1846 given). 16 miles to one inch. J. Arrowsmith, London. Lithographed. [British Columbia, Washington, 1861]
- Keyword:
- Penfold Category: British Columbia, Washington, 1861
- Subject:
- Douglas, James, 1803-1877 and Travel
- Creator:
- Arrowsmith, John, 1790-1873
- Contributor:
- Columbia Detachment, Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers, and Great Britain. War Office. Topographical Depot
- Publisher:
- John Arrowsmith.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1861
- 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: 400
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia and Washington (State)
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032, 47.50012, -120.50147, and 51N-49N/123W-118W
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1861
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:1,013,760
- 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: FO925-1822
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-04-12
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi jpg and Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP May 4, 2010.
289. Reserves [Siska Flat, North Arm Fraser River No. 1-3, Anderson River, Kanaka Flat, 9 Mile Creek, near Boston Bar, Coquitlam River]
- Title:
- Reserves [Siska Flat, North Arm Fraser River No. 1-3, Anderson River, Kanaka Flat, 9 Mile Creek, near Boston Bar, Coquitlam River]
- Description:
- Nine maps of reserves located at different spots along the banks of the Fraser River. All the maps show different features like villages, claims, burial grounds, miner's houses, a mud hut, and land cover. The maps have following individual titles: Siska Flat. Abt. 7 Miles Below Lytton on left bank of Fraser River; North Arm, Fraser River No. 1; Reserve on the Anderson and Fraser Rivers; Kanaka Flat 8 1/2 Miles Below Lytton on left bank of Fraser River; North Arm, Fraser River No. 2; 9 Mile Creek. 9 Miles Above Boston Bat on left bank of Fraser River; Reserve 14 1/2 Miles Above Boston Bar on left bank of Fraser River; North Arm, Fraser River No. 3; Coquitlam River on right bank near its mouth.
- Keyword:
- scale bars, relief, rivers, villages, buildings, reserves, land use, and burial grounds
- Subject:
- Indian reservations
- Creator:
- Launders, James Benjamin
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1861
- 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: 16T1LR and Historical Map Society of B.C. Map Number: 1669
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 68 x 82 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Coquitlam River, British Columbia--Fraser River, British Columbia--Anderson River, and North America--Strait of Georgia Region
- Coordinates:
- 49.11636, -123.18594, 49.23297, -122.80262, 49.18296, -123.23595, and 49.83303, -121.43585
- 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:
- relief maps, maps (documents), 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.
290. Salt Spring Island
- Title:
- Salt Spring Island
- Description:
- A map showing plots of land and their owner's names around Oak Bay and Admiral's Harbour on Saltspring Island, British Columbia. Many of the names on the plots have been crossed out in red pen and other names have been added to them. Some relief markings show the land forms and there are unnamed lakes and meadows shown with public roads going around them as well.
- Keyword:
- lakes, scale, harbours, cadastral, roads, relief, and bays
- Creator:
- Tait, John
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1861
- 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:
- 107035, LSV Number: 22T1LD, and Historical Map Society of B.C. Map Number: 1663
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 65 x 75 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Salt Spring Island. Early land survey, shows settlers names
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Saltspring Island
- Coordinates:
- 48.81161, -123.49731
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 20 Chs 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:
- maps (documents), historical maps, cadastral maps, and relief maps
- Date Digitized:
- 2011-02-15
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.