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321. New Westminster, British Columbia (1862)
- Title:
- New Westminster, British Columbia (1862)
- Description:
- Plan of New Westminster, showing Government and Municipal Reserves, Royal Hospital Grants and Grants to Churches. 12 inches to 1 mile. New Westminster. [British Columbia, 1861; 1862] Coloured reference key. Drawn by J. Launders R.E. Lithographed under the direction of Capt. Parsons R.E. New Westminster, July 1862. Printed by W. Oldham R.E.
- Keyword:
- Penfold Category: British Columbia, 1861, 1862
- Subject:
- City planning
- Creator:
- Launders, James Benjamin
- Contributor:
- Oldham, William and Parsons, Robert Mann
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers. Columbia Detachment.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1862
- 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: 401
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia and British Columbia--New Westminster
- Coordinates:
- 49.20678, -122.91092 and 53.99983, -125.0032
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1862
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:5280.
- 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 COLUMBIA11 (9)
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-04-12
- Technical Note:
- Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP April 26, 2010. and 600 dpi jpg
322. No. 1 Harbour Master's office, Lot 15, Block 70, on the map of Victoria town, and coloured red in the accompanying tracing. Victoria, Vancouver Island, 29 July, 1862
- Title:
- No. 1 Harbour Master's office, Lot 15, Block 70, on the map of Victoria town, and coloured red in the accompanying tracing. Victoria, Vancouver Island, 29 July, 1862
- Description:
- Government Street, Johnson Street, Yates Street, Wharf Street, Langley Strt., Bastion Street, Fort Street, Broughton Street, Courtenay St., James Bay. Cartographer unknown
- Subject:
- Real property
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1862
- 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: 490A and A11/78 fo. 481
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 23 x 33 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- ca. 1:2,760
- 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.
323. No. 3. Post Office Lot [3 of 6]
- Title:
- No. 3. Post Office Lot [3 of 6]
- Description:
- A cover page with the title of the map and a separate page with a block of numbered lots found between Langley, Bastion, and Government Streets in Victoria, British Columbia. One plot numbered 1603 is highlighted with red and labelled "Post Office Building".
- Keyword:
- buildings, post office, streets, cadastral, and city block
- Subject:
- City planning--Maps
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1862
- 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: 37T1VT C
- Extent:
- 2 sheets ; 15 x 20 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Lot 1003, in Block One, on the map of Victoria Town, and colored in the accompanying tracing and Lot 1603 Block 1 Post Office bldg and surrounding lot (3 of 6)
- 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, and maps (documents)
- Date Digitized:
- 2011-09-30
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
324. No. 6. Government Offices [6 of 6]
- Title:
- No. 6. Government Offices [6 of 6]
- Description:
- A cover page with a paragraph describing the location of this piece of land for government buildings. The map shows a plot of land at the corner of Superior and Menzies Street and on the banks of James Bay in Victoria, British Columbia. There is a bridge spanning James Bay. and a couple other numbered plots of land.
- Keyword:
- streets, bays, buildings, cadastral, and bridges
- Subject:
- City planning--Maps
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1862
- 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: 37T1VT F
- Extent:
- 2 sheets ; 25 x 28 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Government buildings in James Bay
- 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:
- 2011-09-30
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
325. No. 6. Government offices, Victoria, Vancouver Island, 29 July, 1862
- Title:
- No. 6. Government offices, Victoria, Vancouver Island, 29 July, 1862
- Description:
- James Bay, Superior St., Menzies St., Government Offices, James Bay Bridge. Cartographer unknown
- Subject:
- Real property
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1862
- 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:
- A11/78 fo. 493 and Ruggles Number: 494A
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 26 x 24 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- 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.
326. Plan of Douglas and Lillooet Road
- Title:
- Plan of Douglas and Lillooet Road
- Description:
- The plan for a road starting in the Town of Douglas (now known as Port Douglas) and ending at Lillooet and Lillooet River. The road runs alongside other trails and the base of several hills including Gibraltar Hill. There are measurements along the trails and road including mileage with the proposed road being 4.5 miles long.
- Keyword:
- roads, scale bars, settlements, trails, land cover, hills, and rivers
- Subject:
- Roads--Design and construction--Planning and Roads
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1862
- 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:
- Historical Map Society of B.C. Map Number: 1741, 106747, and LSV Number: 3T2RT
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 53 x 70 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Lillooet, British Columbia--Port Douglas, and British Columbia--Lillooet River
- Coordinates:
- 49.76639, -122.16931, 49.74969, -122.15261, and 50.68306, -121.93596
- 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) 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.
327. Plan of Indian Reserves: Reserve on Left Bank of Fraser opposite R.E. Camp New Westminster, Reserve on Right Bank of Similkameen River, Vermillion Forks, Reserve at Hope opposite the town on the Fraser River, Katzie four miles below Katzie, Lytton Reserve on the left bank of Thompson River [tracing]
- Title:
- Plan of Indian Reserves: Reserve on Left Bank of Fraser opposite R.E. Camp New Westminster, Reserve on Right Bank of Similkameen River, Vermillion Forks, Reserve at Hope opposite the town on the Fraser River, Katzie four miles below Katzie, Lytton Reserve on the left bank of Thompson River [tracing]
- Description:
- [Tracing by C. Murray, Senior, Royal Engineer, 5 June 1862.] [Not signed by Superintendent of Indian Affairs.] [Possible that the Royal Engineer surveyor is John Murray, Lance Corporal.] Map showing several Reserves along the Fraser River and surrounding environs namely: a Government Reserve on left bank of Fraser River opposite R.E. Camp New Westminster that includes villages and a herring farm; Reserve on right bank of Similkameen River at Vermillion Forks containing an "Indian" camp; Hope opposite the town on Fraser River on Greenwood Island with an "Indian" village and near a saw mill; Katzie 4 miles below Langley Fraser River near Barnston Island with two reserves containing gardens, potato patches, burial grounds, and a village; and a Lytton Reserve on the left bank of the Thompson River (at its mouth).
- Keyword:
- Similkameen Division of Yale Land District (SDYD), Kamloops Division of Yale Land District (KDYD), Indian Reserve Plans, New Westminster Land District, and Yale Division of Yale Land District (YDYD)
- Subject:
- Land titles, Land use, Land cover, Indian reservations, Burial, Land titles--Maps, and Indigenous peoples
- Creator:
- Surveyor General of British Columbia
- Contributor:
- Murray, C., Senior
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1862~
- 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 Number: 24TR-1A-IR (tracing), LTSA Inventory No.: LTSA6178, LTSA SGD Microfilm Image Number: 106578, 106579 (2 cards each), and Plan Barcode: Z0366591
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Barnston Island, British Columbia--Tulameen River, British Columbia--Princeton, British Columbia--Greenwood Island, British Columbia--Hope, British Columbia--Fraser River, British Columbia--Similkameen River, British Columbia--New Westminster, and British Columbia--Lytton
- Coordinates:
- 49.38299, -121.45254, 50.23194, -121.58196, 49.38299, -121.44144, 49.46642, -120.51916, 49.45802, -120.51076, 49.19967, -122.66931, 49.19967, -122.6526, and 49.20809, -122.91928
- 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, maps (documents), and land surveys
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
328. Plan of Indian Reserves: Reserve on Left Bank of Fraser opposite R.E. Camp New Westminster, Reserve on Right Bank of Similkameen River, Vermillion Forks, Reserve at Hope opposite the town on the Fraser River, Katzie four miles below Katzie, Reserve on mouth of Chilakweyak [Chilliwack] River (Sheet 11-T1), Reserves on Bute Inlet (Sheet 22-T1), Lytton Reserve on the left bank of Thompson River [tracing]
- Title:
- Plan of Indian Reserves: Reserve on Left Bank of Fraser opposite R.E. Camp New Westminster, Reserve on Right Bank of Similkameen River, Vermillion Forks, Reserve at Hope opposite the town on the Fraser River, Katzie four miles below Katzie, Reserve on mouth of Chilakweyak [Chilliwack] River (Sheet 11-T1), Reserves on Bute Inlet (Sheet 22-T1), Lytton Reserve on the left bank of Thompson River [tracing]
- Description:
- [Tracing of other tracing by C. Murray, Senior, Royal Engineer, 5 June 1862.] [Not signed by Superintendent of Indian Affairs.] [Possible that the Royal Engineer surveyor is John Murray, Lance Corporal.] Map showing several Reserves along the Fraser River and surrounding environs namely: a Government Reserve on left bank of Fraser River opposite R.E. Camp New Westminster that includes villages and a herring farm; Reserve on right bank of Similkameen River at Vermillion Forks containing an "Indian" camp; Hope opposite the town on Fraser River on Greenwood Island with an "Indian" village and near a saw mill; Katzie 4 miles below Langley Fraser River near Barnston Island with two reserves containing gardens, potato patches, burial grounds, and a village; tracing showing Indian Reserve at mouth of Chilakweyak [Chilliwack] River; Reserves on Bute Inlet; and a Lytton Reserve on the left bank of the Thompson River (at its mouth).
- Keyword:
- Similkameen Division of Yale Land District (SDYD), Yale Division of Yale Land District (YDYD), Kamloops Division of Yale Land District (KDYD), New Westminster Land District, and Indian Reserve Plans
- Subject:
- Burial, Land use, Land cover, Land titles--Maps, Indigenous peoples, Indian reservations, and Land titles
- Creator:
- Surveyor General of British Columbia
- Contributor:
- Murray, C., Senior
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1862~
- 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 Inventory No.: LTSA6178, LTSA SGD Microfilm Image Number: 106580, 106581 (2 cards each), Plan Number: 24TR-1A-IR (tracing of tracing plus 11TR-1A-IR and 22TR-1A-IR), and Plan Barcode: Z0366590
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Homathko River, Pacific Ocean--Waddington Harbour, British Columbia--Lytton, British Columbia--New Westminster, Pacific Ocean--Bute Inlet, British Columbia--Greenwood Island, British Columbia--Chilliwack River, British Columbia--Teaquahan River, British Columbia--Similkameen River, British Columbia--Tulameen River, British Columbia--Fraser River, British Columbia--Barnston Island, British Columbia--Princeton, and British Columbia--Hope
- Coordinates:
- 50.23194, -121.58196, 49.45802, -120.51076, 49.46642, -120.51916, 49.38299, -121.44144, 49.38299, -121.45254, 50.90931, -124.83112, 49.20809, -122.91928, 49.19967, -122.66931, 49.19967, -122.6526, 50.42208, -125.08553, and 49.09688, -121.96646
- 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.
329. Plan of Proposed Railway From Victoria to Esquimalt
- Title:
- Plan of Proposed Railway From Victoria to Esquimalt
- Description:
- Drawing No. 1 of 2 for a proposed railway running between Victoria and Esquimalt. This map shows the Victoria and Esquimalt Districts with numbered plots of land and street grids. Proposed route runs from Rock Bay in Victoria, across the Gorge waterway, through the Equimalt District, to Esquimalt Harbour. Shows the centre line of the railway and limits of deriation on either side of it. Signed by John Gastineau.
- Keyword:
- street grids, scale bars, harbours, railway, districts, routes, roads, and bays
- Subject:
- Railroads
- Creator:
- Gastineau, John
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1862?
- 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:
- 110107, 110108
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria and British Columbia--Esquimalt
- Coordinates:
- 48.43569, -123.41174 and 48.4359, -123.35155
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 80 Chains to 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), cadastral maps, and historical maps
- Date Digitized:
- 2015-08-13
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
330. Plan of Southern Portion of Vancouver Island Shewing the three Sections -- colored Pink claimed by and confirmed to the Hudson's Bay Comp. by the Indenture of 1862
- Title:
- Plan of Southern Portion of Vancouver Island Shewing the three Sections -- colored Pink claimed by and confirmed to the Hudson's Bay Comp. by the Indenture of 1862
- Description:
- A sketch of the southern tip of Vancouver Island with some lots of land. The lots of land in pink belong to the Hudson's Bay Company. The places named on the map include Parry Bay, Point Albert, Royal Bay, Esquimalt Harbour, Esquimalt Town, Rowe Stream, Deadman River, Portage Inlet, Victoria Harbour, Holland Point, Clover Point, Foul Bay, Trial Island, Gonzales Point, Oak Bay, Cadboro Bay, Gordon Head, and Cordova Bay.
- Keyword:
- towns, harbours, coasts, bays, cadastral, and inlets
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1862
- 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: 32T1VI and 106984
- Alternative Title:
- Plan of Southern Portion of Vancouver Island Shewing the three Sections -- colored Pink claimed by and confirmed to the Hudson's Bay Comp. by the Indenture of 1862 with exception of portions of Sect 10 Lot 24 in the Town of Victoria as detailed in Plan No. 2.
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 2 Inches = 1 English 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), cadastral maps, and historical maps
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-01-23
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.