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441. Sketch showing the position of a rock at Port Simpson, British Columbia on which HMS Sparrowhawk struck on May 16 1866
- Title:
- Sketch showing the position of a rock at Port Simpson, British Columbia on which HMS Sparrowhawk struck on May 16 1866
- Description:
- Sketch showing the position of a rock at Port Simpson British Columbia on which HMS Sparrowhawk struck on May 16 1866, with Fort Simpson, Finlayson Island and the track of the ship. Scale: 1 inch to 1 mile. Soundings in fathoms. Signed by George Christie, Master, HMS Sparrowhawk. Originally enclosed with letter no 6 dated 12 June 1866 from Edwin A Parker, Commander, HMS Sparrowhawk and subsequently enclosure no 3 to Pacific Station letter no 66 dated 25 June 1866 from the Honourable Joseph Denman, Rear Admiral.
- Subject:
- Sparrowhawk (Ship)
- Creator:
- Christie, George
- Contributor:
- Parker, Edwin A. and Denman, Joseph, 1810-1874
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1866
- 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
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Lax Kw'alaams
- Coordinates:
- 54.5744, -130.41862
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1866
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:63,360
- 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 29, 2010.
442. Vancouver Island : track chart of HMS Scout 9-12 August 1866 showing her grounding off Nootka Island
- Title:
- Vancouver Island : track chart of HMS Scout 9-12 August 1866 showing her grounding off Nootka Island
- Description:
- Vancouver Island (now in British Columbia, Canada): 2 copies of a track chart of HMS Scout 9-12 August 1866 showing her grounding off Nootka Island while 'conveying H.E. the Governor round the Id. to visit the Indian & other settlements'. The coast and inlets are also shown in outline. Scale: 1 inch to 10 miles (calculated). Originally sent with duplicate and original, respectively, of report number 46 dated 23 August 1866 from John A P Price, Captain, and F Townsend, Master, of HMS Scout; subsequently enclosed with letter no 1 dated 5 September 1866 from the Honourable Joseph Denman, Rear Admiral, Pacific Squadron, accompanying papers concerning the grounding of HMS Scout.
- Subject:
- Scout (Ship)
- Creator:
- Price, John A. P.
- Contributor:
- Townsend, F. and Denman, Joseph, 1810-1874
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1866
- 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
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Vancouver Island
- Coordinates:
- 49.65064, -125.44939
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1866
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:633,600
- 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 29, 2010.
443. Vancouver Island : track chart of HMS Scout 9-12 August 1866 showing her grounding off Nootka Island [recto]
- Title:
- Vancouver Island : track chart of HMS Scout 9-12 August 1866 showing her grounding off Nootka Island [recto]
- Description:
- Vancouver Island (now in British Columbia, Canada): 2 copies of a track chart of HMS Scout 9-12 August 1866 showing her grounding off Nootka Island while 'conveying H.E. the Governor round the Id. to visit the Indian & other settlements'. The coast and inlets are also shown in outline. Scale: 1 inch to 10 miles (calculated). Originally sent with duplicate and original, respectively, of report number 46 dated 23 August 1866 from John A P Price, Captain, and F Townsend, Master, of HMS Scout; subsequently enclosed with letter no 1 dated 5 September 1866 from the Honourable Joseph Denman, Rear Admiral, Pacific Squadron, accompanying papers concerning the grounding of HMS Scout. This copy has additional notes on verso.
- Subject:
- Scout (Ship)
- Creator:
- Price, John A. P.
- Contributor:
- Townsend, F. and Denman, Joseph, 1810-1874
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1866
- 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
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Vancouver Island
- Coordinates:
- 49.65064, -125.44939
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1866
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:633,600
- 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 29, 2010.
444. Vancouver Island : track chart of HMS Scout 9-12 August 1866 showing her grounding off Nootka Island [verso]
- Title:
- Vancouver Island : track chart of HMS Scout 9-12 August 1866 showing her grounding off Nootka Island [verso]
- Description:
- Vancouver Island (now in British Columbia, Canada): 2 copies of a track chart of HMS Scout 9-12 August 1866 showing her grounding off Nootka Island while 'conveying H.E. the Governor round the Id. to visit the Indian & other settlements'. The coast and inlets are also shown in outline. Scale: 1 inch to 10 miles (calculated). Originally sent with duplicate and original, respectively, of report number 46 dated 23 August 1866 from John A P Price, Captain, and F Townsend, Master, of HMS Scout; subsequently enclosed with letter no 1 dated 5 September 1866 from the Honourable Joseph Denman, Rear Admiral, Pacific Squadron, accompanying papers concerning the grounding of HMS Scout. Text on verso: ? no. 3 & enclosure no.2 of Pacific Station letter no. 113 of 1866.
- Subject:
- Scout (Ship)
- Creator:
- Price, John A. P.
- Contributor:
- Townsend, F. and Denman, Joseph, 1810-1874
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1866
- 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
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Vancouver Island
- Coordinates:
- 49.65064, -125.44939
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1866
- 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:
- 2010-04-22
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi jpg and Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP April 29, 2010.
445. Washington Sound and Approaches, Washington Territory
- Title:
- Washington Sound and Approaches, Washington Territory
- Description:
- 1 item (enclosure to HM High Commissioner's Secret despatch of 15 March 1871) extracted from FO 5/1300 (folio 205). 'U.S. Coast Survey A.D. Bache Superintendent. Washington Sound and Approaches, Washington Territory'. Also shows area in British Columbia along the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Gulf of Georgia. Table of abbreviations; table of lighthouses; tide table; note on sources. Compass roses. Topography and hydrography executed between 1841 and 1850. Triangulated between 1853 and 1859. Electrotype copy no 1 by G Mathiot, US Coast Survey. Verified by J E Hilyard, USCS.
- Subject:
- Nautical charts
- Creator:
- United States Coast Survey
- Contributor:
- Mathiot, G., Hilgard, J. E. (Julius Erasmus), 1825-1891, Kellett, Henry, 1806-1875, Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867, Davidson, George, 1825-1911, United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842), Richards, G. H. (George Henry), and Alden, James, 1810-1877
- Publisher:
- United States Coast Survey
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1866/1871
- 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
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Washington (State), Pacific Ocean--Strait of Georgia, Pacific Ocean--Haro Strait, Washington (State)--San Juan Islands, and Pacific Ocean--Strait of Juan de Fuca
- Coordinates:
- 49.48262, -124.06723, 48.29674, -124.01225, 53.99983, -125.0032, 48.54876, -123.21918, 48.58316, -122.96796, 48.93502, -123.58864, 47.50012, -120.50147, and 49 10'N-48N/123 50'W-122 20'W
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1866/1871
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:200,000
- 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:
- 2010-04-22
- Technical Note:
- Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP May 3, 2010. and 600 dpi jpg
446. Cape Caution to Port Simpson including Hecate Strait and part of Queen Charlotte Islands
- Title:
- Cape Caution to Port Simpson including Hecate Strait and part of Queen Charlotte Islands
- Description:
- British Columbia (subsequently part of Canada). 'Cape Caution to Port Simpson including Hecate Strait and part of Queen Charlotte Islands surveyed by Staff Commander Daniel Pender R.N.... and assistants 1867-70': the northern sheet only of a chart on multiple sheets, covering areas as far south as Princess Royal Island. Scale: 3 inches to about 14 miles. Compass roses. [British Columbia, 1867-1870; 1879] Contributor: Lovell, J. B. (Col.)
- Keyword:
- Penfold Category: British Columbia, 1867-1870, 1879
- Subject:
- Nautical charts
- Creator:
- Pender, Daniel R.
- Contributor:
- Vancouver, George, 1757-1798, Lovell, J. B., Brodie, G. S., Coghlan, James Edward, Hammond, G. C., and Browning, George Alexander
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Hydrographic Office
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1867/1879
- 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: 422
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia, Pacific Ocean--Hecate Strait (Queen Charlotte Sound), and British Columbia--Skeena-Queen Charlotte
- Coordinates:
- 53.74947, -132.00343, 47.50012, -120.50147, 54 40'N--53 00'N / 131 55'W--127 30'W, and 53.4995, -131.17003
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1867/1870
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:295,680
- 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: WO78-2311 (26)
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-04-12
- Transcript:
- Chart showing the position of Port Simpson and the Islands at the entrance. To accompany my report of this day's date, J.B. Lovell, Colonel C. R. Engineer, Halifax, N.S. 20th December 1879
- Technical Note:
- Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by CDW, April 29, 2010 and 600 dpi jpg
447. Endorsed: Rough sketch of fishery for porpoises, and salmon weir
- Title:
- Endorsed: Rough sketch of fishery for porpoises, and salmon weir
- Description:
- Cartographer unknown.
- Subject:
- Fishing
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1867/..
- 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: 576A and G1/265
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 32.2 x 20.5 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- [no scale]
- 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:
- Tide 1 1/2 miles fishing Herring, Big rock with ring bolt fastened, net 80 fins length poles 200 fins 20 whales shut in here without at this corner by rock with ring bolt to fasten nets; track of whales with Ebb Tide 3 miles ebb Track of Porpoises with flodd tide shore capstan capstan; Weir 60 yards circumference, 18 inch 9 inch door 3 feet 300 yards Tail
448. Rough sketch of the Eagle Creek Valley Explored by James Bissett Month July 1867
- Title:
- Rough sketch of the Eagle Creek Valley Explored by James Bissett Month July 1867
- Description:
- South Arm, Wooded Hills, Shuswap Lake, Eagle Creek, Snow Peaks, Lake of Valleys, Columbia River
- Creator:
- Newton, William H.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1867
- 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: 567A and G1/322
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 27.7 x 42.2 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Shuswap Lake
- Coordinates:
- 50.95, -119.16944
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:253,440
- 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:4 miles
449. [West Shore]
- Title:
- [West Shore]
- Description:
- A simple map showing the land adjacent to Saanich Bay. Includes relief markings and sketches to show land forms, land cover, and the locations of buildings. Named features and places include Kipplewaits, Gold Stream, Cowichan Trail, Coast Trail, Shawnigan Lake, Alder Botttom, Mount Cobble, a saw mill, whale station, and the Malahath Indians.
- Keyword:
- roads, mountains, creeks, routes, trails, lakes, buildings, and coasts
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1867
- 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: 30T1VI, 106982, and Historical Map Society of B.C. Map Number: 2106
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 37 x 50 cm
- Alternative Title:
- [West shore, Saanich inlet, showing Goldstream, Shawhigan Llk, whaling]
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Saanich Inlet and British Columbia--Shawnigan Lake (Lake)
- Coordinates:
- 48.61634, -123.50263 and 48.65055, -123.64494
- 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:
- 2018-10-11
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
450. Plan of Cowichan District Indian Reserve Resurvey, May 1867 [original]
- Title:
- Plan of Cowichan District Indian Reserve Resurvey, May 1867 [original]
- Description:
- Surveyed and drawn by B.W. Pearse and J.B. Launders, 1867. [Not signed by Superintendent of Indian Affairs.] Map showing Reserves in the the Cowichan and Quamichan Districts. There is an addition to the Reserves dated 1869. Land cover and features described on the map includes Somenos, old posts, potato patches, wells, gardens, a parsonage, churches, Quamichan, Kokesailah River, Somenos Road, Quamichan Long bridge, trails to Maple Bay, Brannaa's, Comiaken, Botterell's Ho, and the types of land, soil, and timber.
- Keyword:
- Cowichan Land District and Indian Reserve Plans
- Subject:
- Land titles, Land use, Indian reservations, Land titles--Maps, Land cover, and Indigenous peoples
- Creator:
- Surveyor General of British Columbia
- Contributor:
- Pearse, Benjamin William, 1832-1902 and Launders, James Benjamin, -1878
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1867-05
- 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: 03TR-1A-IR (original), LTSA Inventory No.: LTSA6178, Plan Barcode: Z0366550, and LTSA SGD Microfilm Image Number: 106478
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Alternative Title:
- Cowichan District. Indian Reserve Re-Survey May, 1867.
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Quamichan Land District, British Columbia--Cowichan River, British Columbia--Koksilah River, British Columbia--Cowichan Valley, British Columbia--Cowichan Bay, and British Columbia--North Cowichan
- Coordinates:
- 48.75793, -123.73596, 48.75585, -123.63816, 48.74963, -123.65265, and 48.73366, -123.61739
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 1 inch = 20 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.