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541. Defences of Esquimalt & Victoria Harbors, proposed battery at Beacon Hill, plan G
- Title:
- Defences of Esquimalt & Victoria Harbors, proposed battery at Beacon Hill, plan G
- Description:
- Canada: British Columbia: Vancouver Island. Elevations and sections of a proposed battery at Beacon Hill. Scale: 1 inch to 20 feet [1:240] (elevations); 1 inch to 10 feet [1:120] (sections). Signed by Colonel J B Lovell, Royal Engineers, 20 December 1879. [Victoria and Esquimalt, 1879]
- Keyword:
- Penfold Category: Victoria and Esquimalt, 1879
- Subject:
- Military architecture and Coast defenses
- Contributor:
- Lovell, J. B.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 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: 585
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Alternative Title:
- Defences of Esquimalt and Victoria Harbors, proposed battery at Beacon Hill, plan G
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria and British Columbia--Victoria--Beacon Hill Park
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155 and 48.41222, -123.36243
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1879
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:120 and 1:240
- 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 (15)
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-04-12
- Technical Note:
- Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by CDW, April 28, 2010 and 600 dpi jpg
542. Defences of Esquimalt & Victoria Harbors, proposed battery at Cape Saxe, plan E
- Title:
- Defences of Esquimalt & Victoria Harbors, proposed battery at Cape Saxe, plan E
- Description:
- Canada: British Columbia: Vancouver Island. Plan of a proposed battery at Cape Saxe, above Victoria Harbour. Scale: 1 inch to 30 feet. Compass indicator. Signed by Colonel J B Lovell, Royal Engineers, 20 December 1879. Inset: site map. [Victoria and Esquimalt, 1879]
- Keyword:
- Penfold Category: Victoria and Esquimalt, 1879
- Subject:
- Military architecture and Coast defenses
- Contributor:
- Lovell, J. B.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 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: 585
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Alternative Title:
- Defences of Esquimalt and Victoria Harbors, proposed battery at Cape Saxe, plan E
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Esquimalt and Canada
- Coordinates:
- 48 25'20"N / 123 25'4"W
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1879
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:11,880 and 1:360
- 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
- Archival Item Identifier:
- National Archives Number: WO78-2311 (13)
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-04-12
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi jpg and Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by CDW, April 28, 2010
543. Defences of Esquimalt Harbor, proposed battery at Sangster Hill, plan A
- Title:
- Defences of Esquimalt Harbor, proposed battery at Sangster Hill, plan A
- Description:
- Canada: British Columbia: Vancouver Island. Plan and four sections of a proposed battery at Sangster Hill, above Esquimalt Harbour. Scale: 1 inch to 10 feet. Signed by Colonel J B Lovell, Royal Engineers, 20 December 1879. [Victoria and Esquimalt, 1879]
- Keyword:
- Penfold Category: Victoria and Esquimalt, 1879
- Subject:
- Military architecture and Coast defenses
- Contributor:
- Lovell, J. B.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 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: 585
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Esquimalt and Canada
- Coordinates:
- 48 25'20"N / 123 25'4"W
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1879
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:120
- 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 (8)
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-04-12
- Technical Note:
- Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by CDW, April 28, 2010 and 600 dpi jpg
544. Defences of Esquimalt Harbor, proposed emplacement for 1-12 inch M.L.R. gun at Signal Hill, plan D
- Title:
- Defences of Esquimalt Harbor, proposed emplacement for 1-12 inch M.L.R. gun at Signal Hill, plan D
- Description:
- Canada: British Columbia: Vancouver Island. Section of a proposed gun emplacement for Signal Hill, above Victoria Harbour. Scale: 3 inches to 25 feet. Signed by Colonel J B Lovell, Royal Engineers, 20 December 1879. [Victoria and Esquimalt, 1879]
- Keyword:
- Penfold Category: Victoria and Esquimalt, 1879
- Subject:
- Coast defenses and Military architecture
- Contributor:
- Lovell, J. B.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 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: 585
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Esquimalt and Canada
- Coordinates:
- 48 25'44"N / 123 25'45"W
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1879
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:100
- 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 (12)
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-04-12
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi jpg and Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by CDW, April 28, 2010
545. Defences of Esquimalt Harbor, sketch shewing ground at Rodd Hill, plan B
- Title:
- Defences of Esquimalt Harbor, sketch shewing ground at Rodd Hill, plan B
- Description:
- Canada: British Columbia: Vancouver Island. Plan of ground at Rodd Hill, above Victoria Harbour. Scale: 3 inches to 50 feet. Compass indicator. Signed by Colonel J B Lovell, Royal Engineers, 20 December 1879. Inset: site map. [Victoria and Esquimalt, 1879]. See also overlay on map WO78-2311 (9).
- Keyword:
- Penfold Category: Victoria and Esquimalt, 1879
- Subject:
- Coast defenses and Military architecture
- Contributor:
- Lovell, J. B.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 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: 585
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Esquimalt, British Columbia, British Columbia--Esquimalt Harbor, and British Columbia--Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site
- Coordinates:
- 53.99983, -125.0032, 48.43569, -123.41174, and 48.4325, -123.45075
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1879
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:11,880 and 1:200
- 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 (10)
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-04-12
- Technical Note:
- Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by CDW, April 28, 2010 and 600 dpi jpg
546. Defences of Esquimalt Harbor, sketch shewing ground at Rodd Hill, plan B, proposed battery at Rodd Hill
- Title:
- Defences of Esquimalt Harbor, sketch shewing ground at Rodd Hill, plan B, proposed battery at Rodd Hill
- Description:
- Canada: British Columbia: Vancouver Island. Overlay to item (10), showing a proposed battery for Rodd Hill. [Scale: 6 inches to 100 feet.] [Victoria and Esquimalt, 1879] Contributor: Lovell, J. B. (Col.)
- Keyword:
- Penfold Category: Victoria and Esquimalt, 1879
- Subject:
- Military architecture and Coast defenses
- Contributor:
- Lovell, J. B.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 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: 585
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia, British Columbia--Esquimalt, British Columbia--Esquimalt Harbor, and British Columbia--Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site
- Coordinates:
- 48.43569, -123.41174, 53.99983, -125.0032, and 48.4325, -123.45075
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1879
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:11,880 and 1:200
- 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 (9)
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-04-12
- Technical Note:
- Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by CDW, April 28, 2010 and 600 dpi jpg
547. Defences of Esquimalt Harbor, sketch shewing ground at Signal Hill, plan C
- Title:
- Defences of Esquimalt Harbor, sketch shewing ground at Signal Hill, plan C
- Description:
- Canada: British Columbia: Vancouver Island. Plan of ground at Signal Hill, above Victoria Harbour. Scale: 1 inch to 15 feet. Compass indicator. Signed by Colonel J B Lovell, Royal Engineers, 20 December 1879. Inset: site map. Scale: 1 inch to 500 yards. [Victoria and Esquimalt, 1879]
- Keyword:
- Penfold Category: Victoria and Esquimalt, 1879
- Subject:
- Coast defenses and Military architecture
- Contributor:
- Lovell, J. B.
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 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: 585
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- Canada and British Columbia--Esquimalt
- Coordinates:
- 48 25'44"N / 123 25'45"W
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1879
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:180 and 1:18,000
- 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
- Archival Item Identifier:
- National Archives Number: WO78-2311 (11)
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-04-12
- Technical Note:
- Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by CDW, April 28, 2010 and 600 dpi jpg
548. Plans of Coast Batteries for the Defence of Victoria, Vancouver Island, B.C. [2]
- Title:
- Plans of Coast Batteries for the Defence of Victoria, Vancouver Island, B.C. [2]
- Description:
- Canada: British Columbia: Vancouver Island. Plans and sections of a barbette battery on Finlayson Point. Scale: 1 inch to 10 feet. Copied from an original designed, constructed and drawn by Lieutenant Colonel D T Irwin, Inspector of Artillery, Dominion of Canada. [Victoria, c. 1879]
- Keyword:
- Penfold Category: Victoria, 1879
- Subject:
- Military architecture and Coast defenses
- Creator:
- Irwin, De la Cherois Thomas
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 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: 538
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Alternative Title:
- Earthen barbette battery, Finlayson Point, Victoria B.C.
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria and Canada
- Coordinates:
- 60.10867, -113.64258, 48 24'25"N / 123 21'51"W, and 48.4359, -123.35155
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1879
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:120
- 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 (2)
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-04-12
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi jpg and Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by CDW, April 28, 2010
549. Plans of Coast Batteries for the Defence of Victoria, Vancouver Island, B.C. [3]
- Title:
- Plans of Coast Batteries for the Defence of Victoria, Vancouver Island, B.C. [3]
- Description:
- Canada: British Columbia: Vancouver Island. Plans and sections of a barbette battery on Victoria Point. Scale: 1 inch to 10 feet. Copied from an original designed, constructed and drawn by Lieutenant Colonel D T Irwin, Inspector of Artillery, Dominion of Canada. [Victoria, c. 1879]
- Keyword:
- Penfold Category: Victoria, 1879
- Subject:
- Coast defenses and Military architecture
- Creator:
- Irwin, De la Cherois Thomas
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 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: 538
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Alternative Title:
- Earthen barbette battery, Victoria Point, B.C.
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria and Canada
- Coordinates:
- 48 24'30"N / 123 22'10"W, 48.4359, -123.35155, and 60.10867, -113.64258
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1879
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:120
- 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 (3)
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-04-12
- Technical Note:
- Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by CDW, April 28, 2010 and 600 dpi jpg
550. Plans of Coast Batteries for the Defence of Victoria, Vancouver Island, B.C. [4]
- Title:
- Plans of Coast Batteries for the Defence of Victoria, Vancouver Island, B.C. [4]
- Description:
- Canada: British Columbia: Vancouver Island. Plans and sections of a barbette battery on Macaulay Point. Scale: 1 inch to 10 feet. Copied from an original designed, constructed and drawn by Lieutenant Colonel D T Irwin, Inspector of Artillery, Dominion of Canada. [Victoria, c. 1879]
- Keyword:
- Penfold Category: Victoria, 1879
- Subject:
- Military architecture and Coast defenses
- Creator:
- Irwin, De la Cherois Thomas
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 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: 538
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Alternative Title:
- Macaulay Point earthen barbette battery for 3 7-in RML guns, Victoria BC.
- Geographic Coverage:
- Canada and British Columbia--Esquimalt
- Coordinates:
- 48 25'5"N / 123 24'33"W
- Chronological Coverage:
- 1879
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- 1:120
- 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 (4)
- Date Digitized:
- 2010-04-12
- Technical Note:
- 600 dpi jpg and Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by CDW, April 28, 2010