Strait of Georgia

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A chart shewing part of the coast of N.W. America

Item is a map, which is a coloured reproduction made in 1974 of one of the charts made in 1798 of George Vancouver's surveys of the Pacific coast of North America. The plate depicts the area from Cape Lookout, north to Cape Swain. The routes taken by Vancouver are marked. Inset map shows a survey of Port Stewart. Three inset maps show the entrance of the Columbia River, Port of Discovery and Gray's Harbour. The routes taken by Captain Vancouver are marked.

Fraser River to north east point of Texada Island : including Howe Sound and Jervis Inlet

Item is a nautical chart depicting the southern portion of the Strait of Georgia. Land shown includes (south to north): Gulf Islands, Vancouver Island to Nanoose Harbour, Vancouver area, Bowen Island, Gambier Island, Howe Sound, Seechelt Peninsula, and north to Queen's Reach. Inset map is of Tucker Bay on Lasqueti Island. The illustrations are of Georgina Point Lighthouse, Active Pass and the north shore of Gabriola Island.

Powell Lake

Item is a map of the southwest coast of British Columbia from Cortes Island to Alta Lake and Chilko Lake to the northern tip of Gabriola Island. Map shows timber leases, Crown granted land, parks, municipalities, power lines, roads, railways, elevation of lakes and some mountains, hospitals, schools and canneries.