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Item is a tracing of a map showing the Vancouver waterfront between Granville and Carrall streets. The original map contains a number of attestations which have been traced: by W.C. Van Horne (Mar. 11, 1886); H.J. Cambie, Engineer in charge (Feb. 22, 1886); T. Trudeau, Deputy Minister of Railways (31 Mar. 1886); and Land Registry office (12 May 1886). The Tracing was made from a copy submitted as an appendix to an affadvit May 28, 1891.

Item is a map of part of West Vancouver District that covers Altamont Station, Marine Drive, 9th Street and Queens Street. Map shows district lot, block, and some lot numbers.

Item is a map showing a site plan of Exhibition Park, with calculations of parking lot capacities on the Pacific National Exhibition grounds. Two areas on the map have been shaded in blue. The attached sheet lists square footages of parking lots, buildings, leases and other areas around the park.

Map shows present and proposed roads of the Lower Mainland and northern Washington State, as well as road repairs. Map covers the area from Point Grey to Hope and from Burrard Inlet to Bellingham Bay. Trails and roads indicated on the map include Telegraph Trail, Waggon Road and Pitt River Waggon Road, as well as several unnamed trails. Major bodies of water indicated on the map are Burrard Inlet, False Creek, Burnaby Lake, Pitt River, Fraser River, Sumas Lake, Sumas River, Chulukweyuk River, Harrison River, Boundary Bay, Semiahmoo Bay and Bellingham Bay. Place names are indicated throughout the map. 11T3 Roads & Trails is printed on the side of the map.

Map shows Hastings Town-site, Granville Town-site, Burnaby, and the City of New Westminster. Map also shows the Road from Granville and the False Creek Trail, as well as the names of places and soil types found along these roads. Other places and structures noted include Burrard Inlet, Coal Harbour (Coal Harbor on map), False Creek, False Creek Bridge, Burnaby Lake, Fraser River, New Westminster and Burrard Inlet Road, Douglas Road, Edinburgh Street, Columbia Street, Richards Street, and the New Westminster Cemetery. Two notes on map read "Plan to accompany Report of 1st May 1883, Joseph Hunter" and "Memo: Mr. Ross will place [?] this map to the [Engs.] Office Victoria [?]." 14T3 Roads & Trails is printed on the side of the map.

Item is a map of Exhibition Park, annotated to show calculations and locations of parking lots, parking lot capacities and exit routes on the Pacific National Exhibition grounds related to the development of the Pacific Coliseum.

Item is a map showing the Exhibition Park site, with existing buildings, proposed buildings (immediate program), proposed buildings (future program), building names and parking lot capacities.

Item consists of a hand-drawn map depicting main sewer lines, and areas either without sewers or with obsolete sewers. The map appears to have been created to illustrate a newspaper article, as a copy of the press clipping is included.

Item shows proposed uses for Jericho Park.

Item is a map showing the locations of and details associated with unemployment relief works projects in British Columbia and western Alberta. An inset map shows the Peace River highways. The location of projects, project number, and information of staffing numbers, accommodation and in some cases man-days of the project are noted.

Item is a map adhered inside a leather presentation case made for Lord Tweedsmuir by the Vancouver Harbour Commissioners. The item was presented to Lord Tweedsmuir during a visit to Vancouver in 1936. Accompanying the map there is a booklet by the Vancouver Harbour Commissioners entitled "Interesting Facts about the Port of Vancouver" and a note to Henry "Budge" Bell-Irving from John Tweedsmuir. The map shows English Bay and Burrard Inlet with soundings in feet. Map shows district lots and street names from Lighthouse Park and the University of British Columbia to the border of the Municipality of Coquitlam. Includes inset maps of North Arm Burrard Inlet and Vancouver Island.

Item is a modern reproduction of an Admiralty map showing landmarks, geographic features and First Nations settlements along the upper part of the Fraser River from Langley to Yale. The map includes five illustrations of various locations along the river, which correspond to locations noted on the map. The illustrations are labeled: View A - Fort Yale, View B - Emery Bar, View C - Mouth of the Quequealla (Coquihalla River?), View D - Cornish Bar and View M - Entrance of river, Mount Blanchard in the distance.

Item is a map showing lot numbers, lot boundaries and property sold or reserved northwest of Capilano Creek along the north shore of Burrard Inlet. The map does not include street names.

Item is a map showing major streets, lot numbers, lot boundaries and property sold or reserved in the area from Chaldecott Road (now King Edward Ave.) in the north to Magee Road (now W. 49th Ave.) in the south. Kaye Road (now Trafalgar St.), Wilson Road (now W. 41 Ave.), Bodwell Road (now W. 33rd Ave.) and Johnson Road (now Blenheim) are all included on the map.

Item is a map showing lot numbers, lot boundaries, major streets and property sold or reserved in the area bounded by Campbell Street (Alma Street), present-day Trafalgar Street (unnamed on map), English Bay, and 16th Avenue.

Item is a map showing district lot, block, and lot numbers of properties for sale in the area bounded by Blanca Street, Campbell Street (Alma Street), English Bay, and 16th Avenue. Sold or reserved properties are marked in red.

Item is a map showing streets, lot numbers and lot boundaries in the municipality of South Vancouver.

Item consists of an illustrated map of the Vancouver area and an overlay showing dates of settlement in various areas and the opening dates of regional landmarks. A poem about the growth of Vancouver has been included on the right-hand side of the map. Verso contains a seemingly unrelated drawing dated 1911 and showing front and side elevations for a church building.

Item is a map of Vancouver Island and the southwest portion of mainland British Columbia from Bella Coola to Clinton, and south to New Westminster. Map shows geological, land district, and park boundaries; locations of mining recording offices and sub-offices; elevations in feet above sea level; mineral occurrences; and the development of geological formations by era.

Item is a map of Greater Vancouver from Alma Road (Alma Street) to Boundary Road and Burrard Inlet to King Edward Avenue. Map shows district lot, block, and lot numbers, waterfront businesses, rail lines, schools, parks, beaches, and concentric circles indicating distances from a point located approximately at the intersection of Cambie and Hastings Streets.

Item is a map and guide designed to be folded into a pocket-sized cover. Map shows streets, legal addresses, railway lines, and distances from City Hall. Text includes information on streetcar lines, train and steamship services, postal service, places of worship, office buildings, schools, and theatres.

Item is a nautical chart of the Strait of Georgia and the southern portion of Howe Sound. Shows soundings in fathoms, tidal information, bench marks, locations of cables, and characteristics of land at shorelines.

Item shows ocean floor cross sections at 49 degrees latitude, 48 degrees 45', 48 degrees 35', and 48 degrees 25'. Islands and other geographical features are indicated.

Item is a map showing four proposed boundaries between the United States and British possessions in the Salish Sea region. The explanations of the lines read in part: "[1] Boundary line contemplated by the Treaty as shown by contemporaneous evidence; [2] Boundary line as claimed by the British Commissioner; [3] Boundary line proposed by the British Commissioner as a compromise ( . . . ); [4] Boundary line in accordance with the strict letter of the Treaty ( . . . ). Item also shows soundings, and the "track of steamers plying between Victoria and Fraser river since discovery of gold."

Item is a modern photocopy of a map showing the southwest portion of British Columbia and the northwest part of Washington State. The map depicts settlements, geographical features, wagon roads, bridle paths and other man-made features. Prepared under the direction of Capt. Persona, R.E. by order of Col. R.C. Moody, R.E.

Item is a map which is a re-print of Arrowsmith's map of British North America.

Item includes a small drawing in the top right-hand corner of the map showing Greater Vancouver Water District's mains and connections at Second Narrows Crossing.

Item is a map depicting the shoreline of Stanley Park and the West End, the low water line and the new channel.

Item is a map depicting the area of the former Department of National Defence site at Kitsilano Point (now part of Vanier Park). The map shows the locations of the various Defence buildings on the site. Annotations depict what appears to be draft layout of the Museum of Vancouver and Planetarium buildings superimposed on the site.

Item is a map depicting the area of the former Department of National Defence site at Kitsilano Point (now part of Vanier Park). The map shows the locations of the various Defence buildings on the site. Annotations show a grid layout imposed on the site.

Item is a map depicting the area of the former Department of National Defence site at Kitsilano Point (now part of Vanier Park). The map shows the locations of the various Defence buildings on the site. Annotations show measurements on the north-west boundary of the site.

Item is a map depicting the area of the former Department of National Defence site at Kitsilano Point (now part of Vanier Park). The map shows the locations of the various Defence buildings on the site.

Item is a survey map showing lot numbers, boundaries, pipelines, bearings and landmarks on the Kitsilano Indian Reserve, as well as shorelines and the rights-of-way for the Burrard Bridge and Canadian Pacific Railway.

Item is a map shows Vancouver at the end of the 19th century and includes Hastings Townsite. The inset map is an index map showing Vancouver in relation to south-western British Columbia. A shaded area on the index map shows the extent of the C.P.R. land grant.

Item is a map of the area around Chilliwack and Vedder Mountain showing early family settlements, roads, rivers, churches, stores and other landmarks.

Item is a map sheet which appears to be a part of a map of Russia. The sheet depicts the area immediately around Lake Baikal, to the north coast and east to the Pacific, including the islands of the north-west Pacific.

Item is a reproduction of a sketch map of the Pacific coast of North American from C. St. Elias in the north to San Blas in the south.

Item is a photographic reproduction of a portion of a map of the Americas, depicting the Pacific coasts of South America.

Item is a reproduction of a geographical and hydrographical map of the world created in 1621.

Item is a reproduction of a map which depicts North America, South America and the West Indies. An inset map on the lower left-hand corner shows Baffin Island and Hudson's Bay. The item also includes lists of islands and regions in the Americas belonging to each of Great Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Denmark and the Dutch, as per the terms of the Treaty of Paris. The item also includes a list of nine relevant articles defined in the 1763 Paris treaty.

Item is a reproduction of a map depicting North American and South America.

Item is a reproduction of a map depicting North America, Central America, South America, the southern portion of Greenland, northwestern Europe and northeastern Asia.

Item is a reproduction of a map of the discoveries made by Captain J. Cook during his three voyages.

Item is a reproduction of a map depicting North America, Central America and South America.

Item is a map showing the north Pacific Ocean, including the north west coast of North America and the north east coast of Asia.

Item is a reproduction of a map of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, including the southern tip of Vancouver Island, the southern Gulf Islands and adjacent mainland, Admiralty Inlet and Puget Sound.

Item is a reproduction of a nautical chart of Haro Strait and middle channel between Vancouver Island and the mainland.

Item is a reproduction of a map depicting the Spanish explorations of the north-west coast of North American in 1795, specifically depicting the northern end of Vancouver Island and the adjacent mainland. Illustrations are views of the entrance to Nootka Sound, and a view of "Cabo Frondoso" (Cape Cook?).