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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.

Rights of way Vancouver and vicinity

Item is a portion of a topographical map of the Lower Mainland which has been extensively annotated to show the routes and rights-of-way of the various railways running through the region.

The lines shown are: Canadian Pacific Railway, Canadian National Railway, Great Northern Railway, B.C. Electric Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway operated by B.C. Electric Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway joint operation with National Harbours Board Terminal Railway, Great Northern Railway joint operation with National Harbours Board Terminal Railway, Great Northern Railway joint operation with Canadian National Railway, National Harbours Board Terminal Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway tunnel and Pacific Great Eastern Railway lease to National Harbours Board.

University Endowment Lands, District Lot 140, group 1, New Westminster District

Item is a map showing proposed land subdivision of the University Endowment Lands and includes a zoning legend. The university buildings and surrounding streets are also included. Notes at the top of the map read, " the design of the subdivision, except with respect to the portion actually subdivided, is tentative" and "the contour elevations are on the City of Vancouver datum which is approximately 100 feet below high water."

Portion of map of Mt. Tinniswood and surrounding area

Item is a photographic copy of a portion of topographical map which has been annotated to show ascent and possibly surveying activities in the mountains surrounding the headwaters of Jervis Inlet 1929 to 1941. The map contains an inset photograph dated Aug. 13, 1941, possibly taken from Mt. George Edwards, showing the Dawn Glacier, Mt. Tinniswood, Duane Peak, Mt. Casement and Mt. Albert.

Howe Sound - Burrard Inlet

Item is a topographic map in two sections showing British Columbia north of Burrard Inlet to Britannia Creek in the north, and from Howe Sound in the west to Indian Arm in the east. Map shows lakes, streams and other natural features; roads, railways, communication lines, cities and other built features; and land, timber, and mineral surveys by number.

Southerly portion. Vancouver Island

Item is an economic map which depicts Vancouver Island south of Buttle Lake, as well as coastal areas of the mainland from the approximate location of Britannia Beach, south and the northern coast of the Olympic Peninsula. Information included in the map include Timber Licenses, Indian reserves, other land reserves, municipal boundaries, District Lots outside municipalities, geographic features (not including topography), transportation routes, and parks.

Portions of New Westminster District and Vancouver Island

Item is an economic map which depicts the area of central Vancouver Island made up of the Comox, Nelson, and Newcastle land divisions, as well as portions of the Alberni, Cameron and Nanoose land district. The map includes the inside passage islands between Lasqueti and Sonora Islands, and the coastal portion of the New Westminster land district from Bute Inlet south to the mouth of the north arm of the Fraser River.

Information included on the map includes timber licenses, Indian reservations, other government reserves, District Lots, physical features (not including topography), and municipal boundaries.

South Western Districts [of British Columbia]

Item is a map with four accompanying inset maps. The area depicted on the main map, entitled "Commercial and Visitors Map" is the area of southwestern British Columbia, encompassing most of Vancouver Island, the Coast and New Westminster land districts, and portions of the Kamloops and Lillooet land districts. The northern end of Vancouver Island is depicted in Inset maps A and A1, inset map B depicts the north-western portion of Washington State, and a small index map of North America shows the continental location of the area depicted by the main map.

The information included in the map is: physical features, including topography; boundaries of land districts and divisions; transportation routes; logging status; dominant wildlife species; and proposed and existing economic activity in various areas.

Map of portion New Westminster District

Item is a heavily-amended copy of a map illustrating intended land settlement and subdivision in 1877 in the future sites of Vancouver, Burnaby and the North Shore, from an area bordering on English Bay to an area bordering on North Arm. Also shown are bodies of water, Hastings & Granville Road, and the settlements of Hastings and Granville. Annotations by J.S. Matthews in 1954 made on the copy are tracings in white pen and darkening the background to improve the copy.

Powell Lake

Item is a map of southwestern British Columbia from Bute Inlet to Alta Lake and Chilko Lake to northern Gabriola Island showing Crown granted land, surveyed timber leases and licenses, Indian Reserves, government reserves, land district and park boundaries, nautical distances, municipalities, cities and villages, telegraph and telephone lines, pipelines, railways, government agents' offices, mining and sub-mining recording offices, post offices, lighthouses, roads, and elevations of geographical features.