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City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection Part
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B.C. Electric guide to Greater Vancouver : Richmond transit system, downtown Vancouver transit system, street index, and general information

Part contains maps of the Richmond and downtown Vancouver transit systems, a street index to the Greater Vancouver map on the other side of the sheet, information on B.C. Electric transit routes, and general tourist information.

Top left plate

Part is the top left hand quadrant of a map of the Americas, and depicts North America and the north-west portion of South America. The sheet also includes a list of territories and islands in North America and appears to relate to territorial divisions as a result of the Treaty of Paris and the Treaty of Versailles (1783).

Bottom right plate

Part depicts the right-hand side of a map of the lunar surface viewable from Earth, a chart of the Analemma, a chart and accompanying text entitled "the vicissitude of seasons explained", a chart and accompanying text on "the art of dialing by a common globe", and a map of the southern portion of Africa and Asia, as well as Australia.

Dunn, Samuel

Bottom left plate

Part depicts text and accompanying diagram on "the art of dialing by a common globe", a chart of universal scale, a map of the world using Mercator's projection, a map of the southern half of the Americans, descriptions of the various maps and charts, and the left-hand side of a map of the lunar surface viewable from Earth.

Dunn, Samuel

Top right plate

Part depicts a chart of the astronomical latitude & longitude analemma, a table showing values of the place of the sun in the ecliptic & declinatiobn, a chart of the constellations viewable in the southern hemisphere, text on geographical definitions and the cause of the tides, and a map of the northern portion of Africa, Europe and Asia.

Dunn, Samuel

Top left plate

Part depicts the upper left hand quadrant of the map, and includes a diagram of the solar system, a table of dimensions of bodies in the solar system, a chart of constellations viewable in the northern hemisphere, text on geographical definiations and the cause of the tides, and a map of the northern half of the Americas.

Dunn, Samuel

Map of West Vancouver and North Vancouver, street index, real estate information, and list of golf courses

Part contains an illustrated map of West Vancouver and North Vancouver showing major streets, mountains, rivers and creeks, and recreational attractions; a street index to the Greater Vancouver map on the other side of the sheet; a list of golf courses; and real estate information including a description of professional realtors, an amortization table, and calculations showing amounts paid in rent over many years.

Dial map of Greater Vancouver and suburbs

Part contains a street map of Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, West Vancouver and North Vancouver showing block numbers, street car, bus, and railway lines, parks and hospitals. Map includes two dials (a numbered circle, a paper indicator, a grid of block numbers and a street index used to find locations). A small inset map shows the Capitol Hill/Scenic Park area of Burnaby in greater detail.

Map of Fraser Valley

Part consists of a map showing major roadways in the Lower Mainland and the Fraser Valley from Vancouver to Chilliwack, and lists of Vancouver businesses, schools, public buildings, hospitals, bathing beaches, fire halls, and golf and country clubs. Part includes text advertising the products and services of the Dominion Map and Blueprint Company.

Dial map of Greater Vancouver

Part contains a street map of Vancouver showing streets, block numbers, bus routes, railway lines, boundaries, private roads and hospitals. The map includes a dial (a numbered circle, a paper indicator, a grid of block numbers and a street index used to find locations in Vancouver). A small inset shows the streets surrounding Queen Elizabeth Park, which are obscured on the main map where the indicator is attached.

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