San Juan boundary. Strait of Juan de Fuca and the channels between Vancouver Island and the continent, marking the boundaries proposed by the British and US Governments respectively. Added note transcribed below, signed, Geo. Henry Richards. 2 sea miles to one inch. [Juan de Fuca, Strait, c. 1873]. From the Admiralty Surveys by Captains H. Kellett, R.N., 1847 & G.H. Richards, R.N., 1858-62. At head of title: North America, west coast. Drawn by Edward J. Powell of the Hydrographic Office. Malby & Sons, Lith. Depths shown by soundings in fathoms. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Shows detailed topography and bathymetry of the Straits of Juan de Fuca and waters between Straits of Georgia and Admiralty Inlet.

In Collection:

• Early British Columbia Maps

Creator

• Powell, E. J.

Contributor

• Richards, G. H. (George Henry)
• Kellett, Henry, 1806-1875
• Malby & Sons

Subject

• San Juan Boundary Dispute (1846-1872)
• Nautical charts

Publisher

• Great Britain. Hydrographic Office

Language

• eng

Identifier

• Penfold Number: 525

Keyword

• Penfold Category: Juan de Fuca, Strait, 1873

Date created

• 1872

Resource type

• Still Image

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 sheet

Geographic Coverage

• Pacific Ocean--Puget Sound
• Pacific Ocean--Rosario Strait
• Pacific Ocean--Strait of Georgia
• Pacific Ocean--Haro Strait
• Washington (State)--Cape Flattery
• British Columbia--Vancouver Island
• Pacific Ocean--Strait of Juan de Fuca

Coordinates

• 48.56121, -122.75962
• 49 05'N--48 05'N / 124 50'W--122 25'W
• 49.48262, -124.06723
• 47.83315, -122.43458
• 49.65064, -125.44939
• 48.54876, -123.21918
• 48.29674, -124.01225

Chronological coverage

• 1847 to 1873

Additional physical characteristics

• 1:145,728

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)
• historical maps

Archival item identifier

• National Archives Number: FO925-1651

Date digitized

• April 12, 2010

Transcript

• "Note. The limits of the Channel separating the Continent from Vancouver Island as determined by the award of the Emperor of Germany 21st October 1872, have been defined but the boundary line has not been drawn. [signed] Geo. Henry Richards."

Technical note

• 600 dpi jpg
• Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadat by SC, April 21, 2010.

Rights

• 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.

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/xn6n-p330

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