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Chart of the n.w. coast of America and n.e. coast of Asia explored in the years 1778 and1779

AM1594-: MAP 675
Item
1784 (reprinted 2003)

Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection

Item is a re-printed version of a geographical map of the territories bordering on the northern Pacific.

North America

Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection

Item is a map in two sheets depicting North America and the western coastlines of Europe and the northern part of Africa.

A general chart: exhibiting the discoveries made by Capt. James Cook

AM54-S13-: LEG1801.030
Item
[1785?] (copied 195-?)

Part of Major Matthews collection

Top left plate

AM1594-: MAP 855-: LEG1153.133
Part
[ca. 1785]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection

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 div...

Top right plate

AM1594-: MAP 855-: LEG1153.134
Part
[ca. 1785]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection

Part is the top right portion of a map of the Americas, and depicts the north-eastern portion of the Canadian coast, the eastern portion of the West Indies, the north-east corner of South America and the coastal areas of south-west Europe and wese...

The English hermit

Part of Vancouver Museums and Planetarium Association fonds

Maps - P. 1 - P. 50

AM54-S12--
File
1787-1950

Part of Major Matthews collection

North America

Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection

Item is a map showing portions of North American, including New Mexico, Louisiana, and Canada territories; the United States; and Native American tribal areas. The United States is depicted as their pre-revolutionary status and no international bo...

Indenture of sale, Benjamin Beach to David Beach, of certain lands in Township of Pequanack, Morris County, New-Jersey.

AM20-F1--
Item
25 Dec. 1788.

Part of Beach family fonds

Pages 3-5.

A voyage around the world, but more particularly to the north-west coast of America: performed in 1785, 1786, 1787, and 1788, in the King George and Queen Charlotte, Captains Portlock and Dixon.

F 5817.2 .B4
1789

Part of City of Vancouver Archives library collection

The Town and country magazine, or universal repository of knowledge, instruction, and entertainment.

FC 3821.9 .N8 T7
1790

Part of City of Vancouver Archives library collection

George Vancouver collection : 1790-1795

AM747
Fonds
1790-1795

The collection consists of copies of records held at the British Library, London, England relating to the voyage of Captain George Vancouver's Discovery and the tender Chatham, 1791-1795. Included in the collection are papers, journals and l...

Chatham (Ship)

Discovery - sloop

AM335-S13-: SP 80
Item
Aug. 8, 1790

Part of Vancouver Maritime Museum collection

Plan depicts: deck plan, and plan view.

Portrait of George Vancouver

AM1576-S6-12-F47-: 2011-010.1673
Item
[179-?] (reproduced 1986)

Part of Vancouver Centennial Commission fonds

Algemeene kaart : van de ontdekkingen van Kapit. J. Cook

Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection

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

Robert, H.

False Creek pictorial

AM54-S4-1--
File
1791-1954 ; reproduced [1954?]

Part of Major Matthews collection

File is a commemorative album compiled to depict the development of False Creek from the earliest days of European settlement to the opening of the Granville Street Bridge in 1954. The album shows waterfront views, houses, industrial development a...

Portion of a map of the Straits of Juan de Fuca

AM54-S13-: LEG1801.082
Item
[1791, republished 1873] (copied 196-?)

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is a copy of the bottom right-hand portion of a Spanish map of the Straits of Juan de Fuca, republished in North-west America Water Boundary (London, 1873).

Photostats - Pho. P. 189 - Pho. P. 228

AM54-S16--
File
1791-1961

Part of Major Matthews collection

North America

AM1594-: MAP 834
Item
[between 1791 and 1803]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection

Item is a map showing Canada, Lower Canada, the United States, Florida and western North America. The map depicts physical features, towns, and aboriginal tribes.

Robert McQueen - Correspondence

AM465--
File
1782 - 1796

Part of McQueen family fonds

File includes letters from James McQueen to Robert McQueen.

Photostats - Pho. P. 109 - Pho. P. 149

AM54-S16--
File
1793-1959

Part of Major Matthews collection

Addresses

AM54-S1
Series
1794-1969

Part of Major Matthews collection

Series consists of reproduced copies of such items as certificates of merrit, scrolls, telegrams, letters, advertisements, speeches, addresses, voters lists, etc. Also included are photographs and photocopies of photographs featuring civic gifts ...

Chart of the N.W. coast of America and the N.E. coast of Asia

AM1594-: MAP 853-: LEG1830.3
Item
Jan. 1, 1794

Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection

Roberts, Lieut. Henry, R.N.

Deed of sale Lot 17, 4th Conc., Edwardsburgh from Onner Grant, wife of Duncan Grant, to Samuel White.

AM20-F1--
Item
4 Apr. 1794.

Part of Beach family fonds

Endorsed on reverse by transfer of deed from Samuel White to John Burk, 23 January 1795. Pages 53-54.

Captain George Vancouver collection

AM649
Fonds
1794

The collection consists of a letter dated 2 October 1794, which was written by Vancouver while on board the "Discovery" in Nootka Sound. It was addressed to the father of a midshipman in the crew. The letter deals with business matters...

Newspapers - 'The English chronicle,' and 'Universal evening post'

Part of Vancouver Museums and Planetarium Association fonds

Addresses - P. 53 - P. 109

AM54-S1--
File
1794-1969

Part of Major Matthews collection

An ordinance of King Christian of Denmark

Part of Vancouver Museums and Planetarium Association fonds

Newspaper - 'Columbian Centinel'

Part of Vancouver Museums and Planetarium Association fonds

Addresses - P. 1 - P. 52

AM54-S1--
File
1795-1944

Part of Major Matthews collection

Hugh Fraser, Aberdeen - sermons

Part of Vancouver Museums and Planetarium Association fonds

Portion of Galiano's map of the Straits of Juan de Fuca

AM54-S13-: LEG1801.083
Item
[1795, republished 1873] (copied 196-?)

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is a copy of the bottom left-hand portion of Galiano's map of the Straits of Juan de Fuca, republished in North-west America Water Boundary (London, 1873).

Carta esferica de los reconocimientos hechos en 1782 en la costa n.o. de America para examinar la Entrada de Juan de Fuca, y la internacion de sus canales navegables

AM1594-: MAP 836
Item
1795 [photocopied between 1973 and 1975]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection

Map shows the discoveries made in 1792 on the north-west coast of North American by examining Juan de Fuca Strait and the corresponding navigable channels, prepared for Dionisio Galiano and Captain Valdes, naval captains of the Royal (Spanish) Fle...

Charte Von America

Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection

Item is a map depicting North America and South America and the boundaries between territories in 1776.

G.P. Bainbridge et al. collection

AM923
Item
1797

The collection consists of a letter dated October 26, 1797 from Captain George Vancouver at Petersham to James Symes requesting correction of sums paid at the Cape of Good Hope, 1791, and Valparaiso, 1795, to several persons. Captain Vancouver us...

Carte particuliere de la cote du Nord-Ouest de l' Amerique reconnue par les fregates Francaises la Boussole et l'Astrolabe en 1786, 2e. feuille

Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection

Item is a map showing the Pacific Coast of British Columbia and Washington and Oregon states as surveyed by French explorer Jean-Francois de Galaup (Laperouse) in 1786, and the routes of his ships Astrolabe and Boussole. The map shows the Pacific ...

Annual register of world events.

D 2 .A7 1798
1798

Part of City of Vancouver Archives library collection

A voyage round the world: which was performed in the years 1785, 1786, 1787 and 1788 by M. de la Peyrouse : abridged from the original French journal of M. de la Peyrouse, which was lately published by M. Millet-Mureau, in obedience to an order from the F

G 420 .L22 1798A
1798

Part of City of Vancouver Archives library collection

The modern gazetteer : being a compendious geographical dictionary of all the nations, kingdoms, empires, states, republics, provinces, departments, duchies, counties, cities, town, townships, forts, oceans, seas, harbours, rivers, lakes, canals, hills, m

G 102 .A38 1798
1798

Part of City of Vancouver Archives library collection

A voyage of discovery to the North Pacific Ocean, and round the world : in which the coast of north-west America has been carefully examined, and accurately surveyed : undertaken by His Majesty's command, principally with a view to ascertain

G 420 .V23 1798
1798

Part of City of Vancouver Archives library collection

Charts of Captain George Vancouver

Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection

Item is an atlas consisting of sixteen map plates published in 1798, based on George Vancouver's surveys of North West America 1791-1795. All maps show depth soundings, routes of the HMS Discovery and HMS Chatham as well as the portions of co...

A chart showing part of the Coast of N.W. America

AM54-S13-: LEG1801.084
Item
May 1, 1798 (copied 196-?)

Part of Major Matthews collection

Item is a copy of a plate from the atlas of charts of George Vancouver's explorations of the north-west coast of North America (see MAP 595 for originals).

Chart of the coasts of America and Asia

AM1594-: MAP 853-: LEG1830.6
Item
[Nov. 1, 1798?]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection

Chart of part of the northwest coast of America explored by the Boussole & Astrolabe

AM1594-: MAP 853-: LEG1830.7
Item
[Nov. 1, 1798?]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection

Carte de la parte de la cote nord-ouest de l'Amerique : recconnue pendant les etes de 1792, 1793 and 1794, depuis 29D 54' de Latitude Nord et 244D 33' de Longitude Orientale, jusqu'au Cap Douglas par 58D 52' de Latitude et 207D 20' de Longitude, par le Ca

Part of City of Vancouver Archives technical and cartographic drawing collection

Map shows the Pacific Coast from Prince William Sound in the north though the Queen Charlotte Islands, Vancouver Island, Port S. Francisco and Sn. Diego to Sn. Domingo in the south.

The capture of La Resistance & La Confiance

AM1562-: 81-17.2
Item
11 Apr. 1799

Part of City of Vancouver Archives documentary art collection

Westminster at Ninth Avenue

Part of British Columbia Electric Railway Company fonds

Item is working drawing of streetcar line curving at corner of Westminster at Ninth Avenue.

The Practical Exemplar of Architecture

AM326-S19--
File
[1911 or earlier]

Part of Architectural Institute of British Columbia fonds

File contains bound volume entitled "The Practical Exemplar of Architecture", subtitled "Being Measured Drawings and Photographs of Examples of Architectural Details Selected by M.E. Macartney, B.A., F.R.I.B.A."

O.B. Allan Ltd. fonds