Haro Strait and Middle Channel

Surveyed by Capt. G.H. Richards and the officers of the H.M.S. Plumper and engraved by J. & C. Walker, this map shows the islands surrounding Haro Strait and Middle Channel in British Columbia. Detailed relief shading, sketches, and notes show the land cover and land forms. Many places and features are named along with soundings in fathoms in the bodies of water. The islands shown include San Juan, Shaw Island, Orcas Island, Waldron Island, Saturna Island, Mayne Island, Pender Island, Prevost Island, Admiral Island, Stuart Island, Moresby Island, Portland Island, Coal Island, Pier Island, Spieden Island, and part of Vancouver Island. Vancouver Island is labeled with the different land districts indcluding Victoria, Lake, Highland, South Saanich, North Saanich, and Esquimalt. The channels, inlets, harbours, bays, and sounds are labeled and include False Bay, Douglas Channel, Swanson Channel, and Saanich Inlet among many others. Several reserves are highlighted in red.

In Collection:

• Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Early British Columbia Maps

Creator

• Richards, G. H. (George Henry)

Contributor

• J. & C. Walker

Language

• eng

Identifier

• 107123
• LSV Number: 38T1LR

Keyword

• reserves
• channels
• islands
• soundings
• navigational chart
• relief
• bays
• scale bars
• inlets
• land cover

Date created

• 1858 to 1860

Resource type

• Still Image

Rights statement

• No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only

Extent

• 1 sheet ; 61 x 91 cm

Geographic coverage

• British Columbia--Saturna Island
• Pacific Ocean--Haro Strait
• Washington (State)--Orcas Island
• Washington (State)--San Juan Island
• British Columbia--Vancouver Island

Coordinates

• 48.65427, -122.93824
• 48.54876, -123.21918
• 49.75152, -126.48958
• 48.54093, -123.08602
• 48.78295, -123.15261

Physical repository

• Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia

Collection

• Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Early British Columbia Maps

Provenance

• Surveyor General of BC, Legal Surveys Vault

Provider

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

Date digitized

• September 30, 2011

Technical note

• Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/g6f5-qr37

Rights

• For permission to publish or otherwise reproduce, or to purchase a high-resolution digital file, please contact the LTSA at orderdesk@ltsa.ca. Reproductions must credit the LTSA as the source and cite the Surveyor General Vault map number or other unique identifier listed on this catalogue record.

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