Shows the Chilakweyak River (now known as the Chilliwack River) starting from the Fraser River above Sumas Lake (since drained and now known as Sumas Prairie) and ending at Chilukweyak Lake (now known as Chilliwack Lake). Detailed notes (e.g. wood or prairie) and relief marks show the land cover. Features like "Indian" ranch, British camp, U.S. camp, other camps, Schwellza Lake, Silesse River, and Chilukweyak Lake are named.

In Collection:

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

Language

• eng

Identifier

• LSV Number: 5L9
• Historical Map Society of B.C. Map Number: 1497

Keyword

• land cover
• rivers
• scale bars
• routes
• lakes
• settlements
• relief
• camps

Date created

• May 17, 1860

Resource type

• Still Image

Rights statement

• No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only

Extent

• 1 sheet ; 60 x 130 cm

Alternative title

• Traced From Tracing of Unfinished Plan of British Columbia

Geographic Coverage

• British Columbia--Sumas Prairie
• British Columbia--Chilliwack River
• British Columbia--Chilliwack Lake

Coordinates

• 49.04968, -122.13587
• 49.09688, -121.96646
• 49.05694, -121.41389

Additional physical characteristics

• Scale: One Inch to A Mile

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

Genre

• historical maps
• maps (documents)

Date digitized

• August 5, 2011

Technical note

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

Rights

• To request permission to publish or otherwise reproduce this image, or to purchase a high-resolution digital copy, please contact the LTSA at orderdesk@ltsa.ca.

DOI

•  https://doi.org/10.58066/4e81-b733

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