Town of Victoria, Vancouver Island, from the Official Map [1861]
PublicThe city of Victoria divided into numbered plots of land with several lots coloured in with orange for an unknown reason. Relief markings and sketches show the land cover and land forms, especially along the coast. Streets are named along with drawings of some buildings including the fire department, police barracks, the Fort, and the Colonial Offices. Other places and features named include Rose Bay, Work Point and Island, Berens Island, West Bay, Coffin Point, Colvile Island, Sleeper Rocks, Songees [Songhees Village] , Laurel Point, Victoria Harbour, Holland Point, Ogden Point, Rock Bay, James Bay, and Beacon Hill with the Race Course.
- LSV Number: 12T2
- 1 map
- 48.4359, -123.35155
- Handwritten notations in red ink.
- Scale: 1 mile 80 chains
- Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Early British Columbia Maps
- Surveyor General of BC, Legal Surveys Vault
- Cataloguing metadata: Provided by the LTSA and adapted by the University of Victoria Libraries to their requirements.
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