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.

A Chart, shewing part of the Coast of N.W. America, with the tracks of H.M. Sloop ""Discovery"" and Armed Tender ""Chatham,"" Commanded by George Vancouver, Esq., and prepared under his immediate inspection by Lieut. Joseph Baker, in which the Continental Shore has been traced and determined from Lat. 45 30' N. and Long. 236 12' E., to Lat. 52 15' N. and Long. 232 40' E., at the different periods shewn by the Tracks. Published 1st May, 1798. By J. Edwards, Pall Mall, London, and G. Robinson, Paternoster Row. About 15 miles to 1 inch. [British Columbia, Washington, 1798]

In Collection:

• Early British Columbia Maps

Creator

• Baker, Joseph, 1768-1817

Contributor

• Vancouver, George, 1757-1798

Subject

• Coasts
• San Juan Boundary Dispute (1846-1872)

Publisher

• J. Edwards & G. Robinson

Language

• eng

Identifier

• Penfold Number: 365

Keyword

• Penfold Category: British Columbia, Washington, 1798

Date created

• 1798

Resource type

• Still Image

Rights statement

• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Extent

• 1 sheet

Alternative title

• Chart showing part of the Coast of N. W. America

Geographic Coverage

• British Columbia
• Washington (State)
• British Columbia--Vancouver Island
• Pacific Ocean--Strait of Juan de Fuca

Coordinates

• 47.50012, -120.50147
• 48.29674, -124.01225
• 49.65064, -125.44939
• 53 15'N-45 30'N/129 30:W-122W
• 53.99983, -125.0032

Chronological coverage

• 1798

Additional physical characteristics

• 1:950,400

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: CO700-BRITISH COLUMBIA1

Date digitized

• April 12, 2010

Technical note

• Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP April 22, 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.

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/9mgt-6c03