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431. Plan of Indian Reserve [Songhees] [original]
- Title:
- Plan of Indian Reserve [Songhees] [original]
- Description:
- [No surveyor name.] [No date, but circa 1866.] [Not signed by Superintendent of Indian Affairs.] Plan referred to in Indentures of lease. Executed in favour of William Dalby, James Bales, Jeremiah Nagle, Patrick Everett. Map showing a Songhees Reserve in Victoria West. Land cover and features described on the map includes Hope Point, Songish Point, and city blocks and roads.
- Keyword:
- Esquimalt Land District and Indian Reserve Plans
- Subject:
- Indigenous peoples, Indian reservations, Land titles--Maps, Land cover, Land titles, and Land use
- Creator:
- Surveyor General of British Columbia
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1866~
- 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: 01TR-1A-IR (original), LTSA Inventory No.: LTSA6178, LTSA SGD Microfilm Image Number: 106550 (1 of 2), and Plan Barcode: Z0366546
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Alternative Title:
- Plan of Indian Reserve
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria, British Columbia--Capital, British Columbia--Songhees Point, British Columbia--Esquimalt, and British Columbia--Victoria--Victoria West
- Coordinates:
- 48.42835, -123.35642, 48.42585, -123.37604, and 48.43294, -123.3859
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 1 inch = 4 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:
- maps (documents), land surveys, and historical maps
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
432. Plan of Indian Reserve [Songhees] [tracing]
- Title:
- Plan of Indian Reserve [Songhees] [tracing]
- Description:
- [No surveyor name.] [No date, but circa 1866.] [Not signed by Superintendent of Indian Affairs.] Plan referred to in Indentures of lease. Executed in favour of William Dalby, James Bales, Jeremiah Nagle, Patrick Everett. Tracing of a map showing a Songhees Reserve in Victoria West. Land cover and features described on the map includes Hope Point, Songish Point, and city blocks and roads.
- Keyword:
- Indian Reserve Plans and Esquimalt Land District
- Subject:
- Indian reservations, Land cover, Land use, Land titles--Maps, Indigenous peoples, and Land titles
- Creator:
- Surveyor General of British Columbia
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1866~
- 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: 106550 (2 of 2), Plan Number: 01TR-1A-IR (tracing), LTSA Inventory No.: LTSA6178, and Plan Barcode: Z0366547
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Alternative Title:
- Plan of Indian Reserve
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria--Victoria West, British Columbia--Esquimalt, British Columbia--Capital, British Columbia--Songhees Point, and British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.43294, -123.3859, 48.42585, -123.37604, and 48.42835, -123.35642
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 1 inch = 4 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.
433. Plan of Seymour
- Title:
- Plan of Seymour
- Description:
- The plan for the town of Seymour (now known as Seymour Arm) in the Kamloops District on Shuswap Lake. The map includes numbered blocks of numbered lots of land. One lot is reserved for government buildings, one is a reserve, and one is a Hudson's Bay Company Reserve. Includes a low water line along the banks of the lake. Has a note syaing that this map was exhibited at the sale by public auction of the town lots on the 9th of June 1866.
- Keyword:
- cadastral, lake, towns, reserves, and scale bars
- Subject:
- City planning--Maps and Cities and towns--Maps
- Creator:
- Launders, James Benjamin
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1866
- 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: 13T3TS and Historical Map Society of B.C. Map Number: 2046
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 60 x 87 cm
- Alternative Title:
- Plan of Seymour (lots for public auction)
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Seymour Arm
- Coordinates:
- 51.23314, -118.95238
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 1. Chain = 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:
- cadastral maps, historical maps, and maps (documents)
- Date Digitized:
- 2011-11-30
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
434. Plan of the Indian Reserve at Esquimalt [original]
- Title:
- Plan of the Indian Reserve at Esquimalt [original]
- Description:
- Surveyed and drawn by H.O. Tiedemann, 1866. [Not signed by Superintendent of Indian Affairs.] Map showing a Reserve on the Esquimalt Harbour. Land cover and features described on the map includes and "Indian" village, the Admiral's Residence [on the current site of the Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt], Inskip Island, and Craigflower.
- Keyword:
- Indian Reserve Plans and Esquimalt Land District
- Subject:
- Land titles, Land use, Indigenous peoples, Land cover, Land titles--Maps, and Indian reservations
- Creator:
- Surveyor General of British Columbia
- Contributor:
- Tiedemann, Hermann Otto, 1821-1891
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1866
- 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: 106551 (1 of 2), LTSA Inventory No.: LTSA6178, Plan Barcode: Z0366548, and Plan Number: 02TR-1A-IR (original)
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Esquimalt Harbor, British Columbia--Capital, and British Columbia--Esquimalt
- Coordinates:
- 48.43372, -123.41147 and 48.43753, -123.44191
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 1 inch = 4 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:
- maps (documents), land surveys, and historical maps
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
435. Plan of the Indian Reserve at Esquimalt [tracing]
- Title:
- Plan of the Indian Reserve at Esquimalt [tracing]
- Description:
- Surveyed and drawn by H.O. Tiedemann, 1866. [Not signed by Superintendent of Indian Affairs.] Tracing of a map showing a Reserve on the Esquimalt Harbour. Land cover and features described on the map includes and "Indian" village, the Admiral's Residence [on the current site of the Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt], Inskip Island, and Craigflower.
- Keyword:
- Esquimalt Land District and Indian Reserve Plans
- Subject:
- Land cover, Indigenous peoples, Land use, Land titles--Maps, Indian reservations, and Land titles
- Creator:
- Surveyor General of British Columbia
- Contributor:
- Tiedemann, Hermann Otto, 1821-1891
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1866
- 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, Plan Number: 02TR-1A-IR (tracing), LTSA SGD Microfilm Image Number: 106551 (2 of 2), and Plan Barcode: Z0366549
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Esquimalt Harbor, British Columbia--Esquimalt, and British Columbia--Capital
- Coordinates:
- 48.43753, -123.44191 and 48.43372, -123.41147
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 1 inch = 4 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.
436. Plan of the Indian Reserve, Esquimalt
- Title:
- Plan of the Indian Reserve, Esquimalt
- Description:
- Surveyed by H.O. Tiedemann, 1866. Traced by W.S. Jemmett, 1880. [Signed by G.M. Sproat, Indian Reserve Commissioner, no date.] Map showing a Reserve in the area around Esquimalt Harbour. Land cover and features described on the map includes Inskip Island and a road to Craigflower and Victoria/Esquimalt.
- Keyword:
- Indian Reserve Plans and Esquimalt Land District
- Subject:
- Land cover, Land use, Land titles--Maps, Indigenous peoples, Indian reservations, and Land titles
- Creator:
- Surveyor General of British Columbia
- Contributor:
- Tiedemann, Hermann Otto, 1821-1891 and Jemmett, William Sugden, Captain, 1835-1922
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1866/1880
- 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: Z0366462, LTSA Inventory No.: LTSA6175, LTSA SGD Microfilm Image Number: 106464, and Plan Number: 02TR-IR (Vancouver Island)
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Alternative Title:
- Plan of the Indian Reserve, Esquimalt, British Columbia
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Esquimalt, British Columbia--Capital, and British Columbia--Esquimalt Harbor
- Coordinates:
- 48.43293, -123.4359, 48.43753, -123.44191, and 48.43569, -123.41174
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 1 inch = 4 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, maps (documents), and historical maps
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
437. Plan of the Indian Reserves, Becher Bay
- Title:
- Plan of the Indian Reserves, Becher Bay
- Description:
- [Surveyed by H.O. Tiedemann, 1866?.] [Signed by G.M. Sproat, Indian Reserve Commissioner, 11 June 1877.] Map showing Reserves largely in the Mechosin Land District on Vancouver Island including Albert Head Reserve No. 11; Twin Islands Reserve No. 10; Becher Bay Reserve No. 1 and 2; Lamb Island Reserve No. 5; Fraser Island Reserve No. 6; Village Islands Reserve No. 7; Whale Island Reserve No. 8; Long Neck Island Reserve No. 9; and Creyke Point Reserve noted to now be a part of the Sooke District.
- Keyword:
- Metchosin Land District, Indian Reserve Plans, and Esquimalt Land District
- Subject:
- Land titles, Land use, Land titles--Maps, Indian reservations, Indigenous peoples, and Land cover
- Creator:
- Surveyor General of British Columbia
- Contributor:
- Tiedemann, Hermann Otto, 1821-1891
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1866/1877
- 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.: LTSA6175, LTSA SGD Microfilm Image Number: 106465, Plan Number: 03TR-IR (Vancouver Island), and Plan Barcode: Z0366463
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Alternative Title:
- Plan of the Indian Reserves, Becher Bay, British Columbia
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Capital, British Columbia--Haystock Islets, British Columbia--Metchosin, British Columbia--Metchosin (District), British Columbia--Lamb Island, British Columbia--Bedford Islands, British Columbia--Frazer Island, British Columbia--Metchosin--Albert Head, and Pacific Ocean--Becher Bay
- Coordinates:
- 48.34036, -123.60632, 48.33028, -123.62095, 48.39167, -123.50417, 48.3779, -123.56977, 48.32775, -123.60649, 48.3141, -123.60286, 48.37971, -123.50605, and 48.33092, -123.614
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 1 inch = 4 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:
- maps (documents), land surveys, and historical maps
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
438. Plan of the Indian Reserves, Victoria
- Title:
- Plan of the Indian Reserves, Victoria
- Description:
- [Surveyed by H.O. Tiedemann, 1866.] Traced by W.S. Jemmett, 1880. [Signed by G.M. Sproat, Indian Reserve Commissioner, no date.] Map showing Reserves in the area around Victoria Harbour now known as Vic West including Halkett or Deadman's Island Reserve in the Selkirk Water; and Reserves on the Chatham Islands and Discovery Island Reserve. Land cover and features described on the map include a village on Discovery Island, city lots, and roads from Craigflower and Esquimalt to Victoria.
- Keyword:
- Indian Reserve Plans and Victoria Land District
- Subject:
- Land titles--Maps, Land cover, Land use, Land titles, Indigenous peoples, and Indian reservations
- Creator:
- Surveyor General of British Columbia
- Contributor:
- Jemmett, William Sugden, Captain, 1835-1922 and Tiedemann, Hermann Otto, 1821-1891
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1866?/1880
- 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: 106463, Plan Barcode: Z0366461, Plan Number: 01TR-IR (Vancouver Island), and LTSA Inventory No.: LTSA6175
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Alternative Title:
- Plan of the Indian Reserves, Victoria, British Columbia.
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Discovery Islands, British Columbia--Selkirk Water, British Columbia--Capital, British Columbia--Chatham Islands, British Columbia--Victoria, and British Columbia--Halkett Island
- Coordinates:
- 48.43911, -123.3814, 48.43653, -123.25107, 48.42835, -123.35642, 48.43894, -123.38659, 48.42564, -123.23763, and 48.41633, -123.5859
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: Various scales
- 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.
439. Reserve at Head of Okanagan Lake; Rough Survey of Reserve at Penticton Situated at South End of Okanagan Lake
- Title:
- Reserve at Head of Okanagan Lake; Rough Survey of Reserve at Penticton Situated at South End of Okanagan Lake
- Description:
- Two maps of reserves at the north and south ends of Okanagan Lake. Notes and relief shading show the land cover, land forms, quality of land. The map of the north end of the lake shows two reserves and has trails to Similkameen and Kamloops running by it. It also includes Swan Lake and a portion of Long Lake. The map of the south end of Okanagan Lake shows one reserve and a trail from Osoyoos Lake to Kamloops.
- Keyword:
- land cover, relief, routes, lakes, scale bars, trails, and reserves
- Creator:
- Turnbull, James
- Contributor:
- Great Britain. Army. Royal Engineers
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1866
- 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:
- 107111 and LSV Number: 26T1LR
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Okanagan Lake
- Coordinates:
- 49.84661, -119.51891
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 2 Miles to One Inchl; 2 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:
- maps (documents), sketch maps, historical maps, and relief 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.
440. Sketch Map Shewing the Proposed Route of the Western Union Telegraph between Fort Frazer and the Stikeen River British Columbia
- Title:
- Sketch Map Shewing the Proposed Route of the Western Union Telegraph between Fort Frazer and the Stikeen River British Columbia
- Description:
- Includes Fort Simpson and the Skeena River at the bottom left of the map and has Fort Frazer, Fort St. James, some lakes and the Nechako River in the bottom right. The Stikene/Stikeen River (now known as the Stikine River) and surrounding areas takes up the top of the map. There are dotted lines depicting the locations of the telegraph lines running along the rivers. There are many notes about land cover and place names along the rivers' banks along with relief marks. Much of the writing is illegible.
- Keyword:
- scale bars, rivers, telegraph lines, lakes, routes, relief, and settlements
- Subject:
- Telegraph lines
- Creator:
- Pope, Frank L. (Franklin Leonard), 1840-1895
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1866
- 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: 6T1 TEL, 106705, and Historical Map Society of B.C. Map Number: 2047
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 55 x 65 cm
- Alternative Title:
- From the Explorations by the party under the Command of Major F.L. Pope Asst. Engineer.
- Geographic Coverage:
- North America--Stikine River, British Columbia--Fort Fraser, and British Columbia--Nechako River
- Coordinates:
- 54.06655, -124.55317, 56.65368, -131.8386, and 53.9166, -122.70301
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 2 miles = 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, and maps (documents)
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-03-23
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.