British Columbia Historical Maps
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61. Map of Part of New Westminster District B.C.
- Title:
- Map of Part of New Westminster District B.C.
- Description:
- Drawn at the Office of Lands & Works in Victoria B.C. and Lithographed by Britton & Rey in San Francisco, this map shows the land divided into numbered plots starting at the Gulf of Georgia, up from Boundary Bay and Semiahmoo Bay, along the Fraser River to Pitt River and Barnston Island, and around the Burrard Inlet and Port Moody. There are notes on describing the land cover in different areas along with a reference list noting which which lands are to be sold by auction, which are reserves, the roads and trails, and lines under survey. Named places and features include Sea Island, False Creek, Hastings, Burnaby Lake, New Westminster City, Annagis Island, Douglas Island, and the Coquitlam River among many others.
- Keyword:
- lakes, cadastral, bays, land cover, rivers, islands, and reserves
- Subject:
- Land titles--Maps
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 18XX
- 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: 10tr1R&T and 106715
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Coquitlam River, British Columbia--Port Moody, British Columbia--False Creek, British Columbia--Fraser River, British Columbia--New Westminster, Pacific Ocean--Boundary Bay, Pacific Ocean--Strait of Georgia, and Pacific Ocean--Burrard Inlet
- Coordinates:
- 49.03296, -122.93591, 49.11636, -123.18594, 49.29966, -123.20265, 49.26783, -123.12005, 49.48262, -124.06723, 49.28124, -122.82457, and 49.23297, -122.80262
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 1 Mile = 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:
- relief maps, cadastral maps, maps (documents), and historical maps
- Date Digitized:
- 2015-11-03
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
62. Plan of Government Offices, James Bay, Victoria
- Title:
- Plan of Government Offices, James Bay, Victoria
- Description:
- The plans for the parliament/government buildings in Victoria. Includes buildings labelled with the following: stable, Police Barracks, Attorney General, Printing Office, Court House, Treasury, Colonial Office, and Land Office.
- Keyword:
- plans and buildings
- Subject:
- Public buildings and City planning--Maps
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 18XX
- 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:
- 106855 and LSV Number: 1T1VT
- Extent:
- 1 map on 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 100 Feet
- 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, and cadastral maps
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-01
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
63. Plan of Government Offices, James Bay, Victoria
- Title:
- Plan of Government Offices, James Bay, Victoria
- Description:
- The plans for government buildings located on a 7.5 acre plot directly adjacent to James Bay in Victoria, British Columbia. The plan includes roads and several buildings labelled with the following: two stores, stable, Police with the barracks used as volunteer armory, Council Chamber with Attorney Generals and Printing Office, Court House, Land Office, Colonial Office, and Treasury.
- Keyword:
- reserves, scale bars, roads, buildings, and bays
- Subject:
- Public buildings
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 18XX
- 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:
- 106859 and LSV Number: 5T1VT
- Extent:
- 1 map on 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Victoria
- Coordinates:
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: given in Feet
- 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:
- 2012-02-01
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
64. Sooke District
- Title:
- Sooke District
- Description:
- This map features the Sooke District on the coast of Vancouver Island. It has sketches and relief shading to show land cover and land forms. There are numbered plots of land that correspond to a small table with more information about them. Named places and features include a steam saw mill, Parsons Spit, Harrison Point, Sooke Harbour, Woodward Point, "Indian" village [T'Sou-ke Nation: T'Sou-ke 1], Government Reserve [T'Sou-ke Nation: T'Sou-ke 2], Sooke River, Cooper's Cove, Goodridge Peninsula, Wolf Island, and Beechy Bay. A trail to Metchosin, Esquimalt and Victoria is also present.
- Keyword:
- districts, reserves, cadastral, bays, land cover, relief, harbours, trails, and routes
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 18XX
- 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: 36T1VI
- Extent:
- 1 sheet ; 100 x 110 cm
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Sooke Land District
- Coordinates:
- 48.36633, -123.68592
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: Four 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), cadastral maps, 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.
65. Victoria Town
- Title:
- Victoria Town
- Description:
- A simple line drawing of Victoria, British Columbia. Includes Beckley Farm, Victoria Harbour, some plots of land, Spring Ridge, a school reserve, and a public park. Not much detail included on the map and the edges of the map are largely torn or ripped.
- Keyword:
- towns, cities, farms, reserves, parks, harbours, and bays
- Subject:
- Cities and towns--Maps
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 18XX
- 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: 18T2VT and 106917
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- 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 and maps (documents)
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-02-24
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
66. [Anderson Lake, Lillooet, Pemberton Portage]
- Title:
- [Anderson Lake, Lillooet, Pemberton Portage]
- Description:
- Labeled plots of land starting at Summit Lake, along Anderson River, passing by Spruce Creek, Blackwater Creek, McGilvary Creek and Cedar Creek, and leading to Anderson Lake. There are trails running adjacent to these bodies of water including the waggon road, trail to Blackwater, and the trail from Pemberton Meadows to Lillooet. The Howe Sound and Northern Railway Location Line also runs along this route. There are two notes in red pen from February and March 1911 at different points on the route.
- Keyword:
- lakes, creeks, routes, trails, railway, cadastral, and rivers
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 18XX
- 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: 25T2MISC and 107174
- Geographic Coverage:
- British Columbia--Anderson River, British Columbia--Anderson Lake, and British Columbia--Lillooet
- Coordinates:
- 50.68306, -121.93596, 50.63333, -122.40972, and 49.83303, -121.43585
- Additional Physical Characteristics:
- Scale: 80 chains to One 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, maps (documents), and cadastral maps
- Date Digitized:
- 2012-10-29
- Technical Note:
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
67. Map exhibiting all the new discoveries in the interior parts of North America. Part 01
- Title:
- Map exhibiting all the new discoveries in the interior parts of North America. Part 01
- Creator:
- Arrowsmith, Aaron, 1750-1823
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1811
- 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:
- G3/87_part_01
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- North America
- Coordinates:
- 46.07323, -100.54688
- 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:
- A Map Exhibiting all the New Discoveries in the Interior Parts of North America Inscribed by Permission To the honorable Governor and Company of Adventurers of England Trading into Hudsons Bay In testimony of their liberal Communications To their most Obed
68. Map exhibiting all the new discoveries in the interior parts of North America. Part 02
- Title:
- Map exhibiting all the new discoveries in the interior parts of North America. Part 02
- Creator:
- Arrowsmith, Aaron
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1811
- 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:
- G3/87_part_02
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- North America
- Coordinates:
- 46.07323, -100.54688
- 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:
- A Map Exhibiting all the New Discoveries in the Interior Parts of North America Inscribed by Permission To the honorable Governor and Company of Adventurers of England Trading into Hudsons Bay In testimony of their liberal Communications To their most Obed
69. Map exhibiting all the new discoveries in the interior parts of North America. Part 03
- Title:
- Map exhibiting all the new discoveries in the interior parts of North America. Part 03
- Creator:
- Arrowsmith, Aaron
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1811
- 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:
- G3/87_part_03
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- North America
- Coordinates:
- 46.07323, -100.54688
- 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:
- A Map Exhibiting all the New Discoveries in the Interior Parts of North America Inscribed by Permission To the honorable Governor and Company of Adventurers of England Trading into Hudsons Bay In testimony of their liberal Communications To their most Obed
70. Map exhibiting all the new discoveries in the interior parts of North America. Part 04
- Title:
- Map exhibiting all the new discoveries in the interior parts of North America. Part 04
- Creator:
- Arrowsmith, Aaron
- Language:
- eng
- Date Created:
- 1811
- 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:
- G3/87_part_04
- Extent:
- 1 sheet
- Geographic Coverage:
- North America
- Coordinates:
- 46.07323, -100.54688
- 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:
- A Map Exhibiting all the New Discoveries in the Interior Parts of North America Inscribed by Permission To the honorable Governor and Company of Adventurers of England Trading into Hudsons Bay In testimony of their liberal Communications To their most Obed