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Jul 23, 2024 - Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Early British Columbia Maps
Waddington, Alfred; Truss, Cason, 2024, "City of Victoria, 1863_2024", https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/5DAI7H, Borealis, V1
THIS IS A GEOREFERENCED FILE. A detailed map of the city of Victoria and the District of Esquimalt drawn and compiled from surveys. The land has been divided into many numbered blocks of numbered plots of land with the names of the intersecting streets labeled. There is a red lin...
Jul 23, 2024 - Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Early British Columbia Maps
Richards, G. H.; Truss, Cason, 2024, "Haro Strait and Middle Channel, 1860_2023", https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/TCWQOX, Borealis, V1
THIS IS A GEOREFERENCED FILE. 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 la...
Jul 23, 2024 - Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Early British Columbia Maps
Land Title and Survey Authority; Truss, Cason, 2024, "North Saanich, 1859_2023", https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/Y6FE5A, Borealis, V1
THIS IS A GEOREFERENCED FILE. The North Saanich District on the east coast of Vancouver Island and bordered by the South Saanich District. Has numbered plots of land corresponding to a table of owner's names. Sketches and relief marks show the land cover and land forms. Some of t...
Jul 23, 2024 - Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Early British Columbia Maps
Land Title and Survey Authority; Truss, Cason, 2024, "A Plan of the Town of Victoria Shewing Proposed Improvements, 1852_2024", https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/UJWSVQ, Borealis, V1
THIS IS A GEOREFERENCED FILE. The city of Victoria with James Bay, Victoria Harbour, and Rock Bay. There are trails and roads along with numbered plots of land with some red buildings including the Governor's House, the hospital, and Fort Victoria. Some named features include wel...
Jul 23, 2024 - Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Early British Columbia Maps
Land Title and Survey Authority; Truss, Cason, 2024, "South Saanich, 1859_2023", https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/VKHFCB, Borealis, V1
THIS IS A GEOREFERENCED FILE. The South Saanich District bordered by the Lake District on the east coast of Vancouver Island. There are sketches and relief shading to show land cover and land forms. Has numbered plots of land corresponding to two tables of owner's names on the si...
Jul 23, 2024 - Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Early British Columbia Maps
Land Title and Survey Authority; Truss, Cason, 2024, "Town of Victoria, 1858_2023", https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/SWWCNX, Borealis, V1
THIS IS A GEOREFERENCED FILE. A faint and largely incomplete map of Victoria. The land is divided into numbered plots of land arranged in a street grid with some names of the streets labelled including Government, Wharf, Store, Yates, View, Broad, and Fort Streets.
Jul 23, 2024 - Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Early British Columbia Maps
Pemberton, J. Despard; Truss, Cason, 2024, "Town of Victoria, Vancouver Island, from the Official Map, 1861_2024", https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/W5ZJDP, Borealis, V1
THIS IS A GEOREFERENCED FILE. The 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 drawin...
Jul 23, 2024 - Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Early British Columbia Maps
Land Title and Survey Authority; Truss, Cason, 2024, "Victoria District, 1858_2023", https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/UWUH2X, Borealis, V1
THIS IS A GEOREFERENCED FILE. The Victoria District bordered by the Lake and Esquimalt Districts on Vancouver Island. Has numbered plots of land corresponding to a table of some kind of measurements. Relief shading and sketches show the land cover and land forms and there is an n...
Jul 23, 2024 - Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Early British Columbia Maps
Pemberton, J. Despard; Truss, Cason, 2024, "The Victoria Incorporation Act Schedule, Plan A, 1862_2023", https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/IKTM6X, Borealis, V1
THIS IS A GEOREFERENCED FILE. A true copy of a map of Victoria and Esquimalt. Some of the land in Esquimalt, Victoria, and around James Bay and Victoria Harbour has been divided into a street grid with most street names present along with Songish Village.
Jul 23, 2024 - Land Title and Survey Authority of British Columbia: Early British Columbia Maps
Pemberton, J. Despard; Truss, Cason, 2024, "Victoria District Official Map, 1858_2023", https://doi.org/10.5683/SP3/AXRJMT, Borealis, V1
THIS IS A GEOREFERENCED FILE. The Victoria District on Vancouver Island bordered by the Esquimalt and Lake Districts. Has sketches and relief shading to show land cover and land forms. There are numbered plots of land that correspond to tables with more information about them on...
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