Sketch showing the position of a rock at Port Simpson, British Columbia on which HMS Sparrowhawk struck on May 16 1866
PublicSketch showing the position of a rock at Port Simpson British Columbia on which HMS Sparrowhawk struck on May 16 1866, with Fort Simpson, Finlayson Island and the track of the ship. Scale: 1 inch to 1 mile. Soundings in fathoms. Signed by George Christie, Master, HMS Sparrowhawk. Originally enclosed with letter no 6 dated 12 June 1866 from Edwin A Parker, Commander, HMS Sparrowhawk and subsequently enclosure no 3 to Pacific Station letter no 66 dated 25 June 1866 from the Honourable Joseph Denman, Rear Admiral.
- In Collection:
- 1 sheet
- 54.5744, -130.41862
- 1866
- 1:63,360
- Early BC Maps Collection
- National Archives of the UK
- Funded by a Canadian Council of Archives, Archival Community Digitization Program.
- April 12, 2010
- 600 dpi jpg
- Watermarks added to images by KM, JF, and CDW. Metadata by JTP April 29, 2010.
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