Victoria Harbour by the Officers of H.M.S. Plumper

This map was to accompany a report to the Victoria Harbour Commission and shows Victoria Harbour with soundings recorded in feet throughout the water. Some of the harbour is divided into sections that correspond to a list of the quantity of excavation needed to deepen those areas given in cubic yards. Relief markings show the land forms along the coast and places named include Harrison Island, Maclaughlin Point, Rose Bay, Works Rocks, Berens Island, Coffin Island, Colville Island, Songhees Indians, James Bay, Shoal Point, and Laurel Point.

In Collection:

• Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia Maps

Creator

• H.M.S. Plumper

Subject

• Nautical charts

Language

• eng

Identifier

• LSV Number: 2 Locker 12
• Historical Map Society of B.C. Map Number: 1748
• 108252
• British Columbia Archives Cartographic Material Number (BCAR CM): A1889

Keyword

• coasts
• harbours
• scale bars
• bays
• navigational chart
• soundings

Date created

• February 28, 1862

Resource type

• Still Image

Rights statement

• No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only

Extent

• 1 sheet ; 96 x 130 cm

Geographic coverage

• British Columbia--Victoria

Coordinates

• 48.4359, -123.35155

Additional physical characteristics

• Scale: 200 yards to 4 cables

Physical repository

• Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia

Collection

• Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia Maps

Provenance

• Surveyor General of BC, Legal Surveys Vault

Provider

• University of Victoria (B.C.). Library

Genre

• historical maps
• relief maps
• navigation charts
• maps (documents)

Date digitized

• September 25, 2018

Technical note

• 300 dpi; Metadata by KD

Permalink

• https://vault.library.uvic.ca/concern/generic_works/5b83b46e-f43f-4463-aa73-db17ed66c5fd

Rights

• This material is owned by the Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia (LTSA). The Cartographic Record of this digital image is in the possession of the Surveyor General Division, LTSA. Any reproduction of this material must credit the Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia as the source for this record. To purchase high-resolution scanned files of these maps and plans, contact orderdesk@ltsa.ca. Request should cite the LTSA Surveyor General's Vault map number (eg. 16T1 Land Reserves).

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