Chart shewing part of the coast of N.W. America : with the tracks of His Majesty's sloop Discovery and armed tender Chatham commanded by George Vancouver, esqr. and prepared under his immediate inspection by Lieut. Joseph Baker, in which the continental shore has been traced and determined from lat: 45⁰,30ʹ N. and long. 236⁰,12ʹ E. to lat: 52⁰,15ʹ N. and long. 232⁰,40ʹ E. at the different periods shewn by the tracks ; Warner, sculp.

North-West American Water Boundary (San Juan). Maps (5), annexed to the case of the Government of Her Britannic Majesty submitted to the arbitration and award of H.M. the Emperor of Germany, in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty between Great Britain and the United States of America. Signed at Washington 8th May, 1871. (3 copies.) Author, Publisher, &c.: Official, London. [British Columbia, Washington, 1798; 1871]. John Warner Sculpt. At bottom of map: "Certified to be a true photozincographic facsimile of "A chart shewing part of the coast of N.W. America ... Published at London May 1st 1798 J. Eddwards [sic] Pall Mall & G. Robinson, Paternoster Row.” Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, 5 Sept. 1871. Signed Henry James, M. Gen. Director General of the Ordnance Survey. Insets: Entrance of Columbia River. Gray's Harbour. Port Discovery. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures; depths by soundings.

In Collection:
Creator Contributor Subject Publisher Language Identifier
  • Penfold Number: 369
Keyword Date created Resource type Rights statement Extent
  • 1 sheet
Geographic coverage Coordinates
  • 47.50012, -120.50147
  • 49.65064, -125.44939
  • 53.99983, -125.0032
  • 48.29674, -124.01225
  • 52 15'N-45 30'N/129 30'W-122 30'W
Chronological coverage
  • 1798
Physical repository Collection
  • Early BC Maps Collection
Provenance
  • National Archives of the UK
Provider Sponsor
  • Funded by a Canadian Council of Archives, Archival Community Digitization Program.
Genre Archival item identifier
  • National Archives Number: CO700-CANADA125 (4)
Date digitized
  • April 12, 2010
Technical note
  • Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP April 27, 2010.
  • 600 dpi jpg
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.
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