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Item is a copy of sections of a November 1889 fire insurance map that have been pieced together. Includes the area between Seymour and Dunlevy Streets, from the south shore of the Burrard Inlet to Keefer Street. Map shows Chinatown, part of False Creek, and buildings and their uses (commercial, residential, industrial). The name of the business, business owner, or type of business is noted for most commercial and industrial buildings.

Part contains four maps. The main map shows district lots and block numbers in Vancouver from Vine Street in the west to Boundary Avenue (Glen Drive) in the east and Stanley Park in the north to 9th Avenue (Broadway) in the south. Three smaller maps include an index plan to district lots in Vancouver, South Vancouver, New Westminster, and Burnaby; a world map showing Canadian Pacific mail steamship lines; and an index plan of Vancouver city limits.

Part is the front page of an unfoldedd brochure. The text describes Vancouver's growth and prospects for the future. Illustrations of different buildings in Vancouver and some parks are also shown.

Part consists of the map component of a pamphlet. The map shows the location of churches, school, canaries, sawmills, backyards, tanneries, woolen mills, hatcheries, roads, and railways on a map which depicts the area of Greater Vancouver from the Gulf of Georgia east to Harrison Lake and south to the United States border.

Part is the inner sheet of an unfolded brochure, showing lots offered for sale in the northern portion of District Lot 540.

item is a map showing lots and land subdivision in North Vancouver, most likely related to real estate sales. Index map shows the location of North Vancouver relative to Greater Vancouver.

Item is an architectural drawing of the first Vancouver Opera House. The drawing appears to be of the design as originally constructed in 1890/91.

Item is an architectural drawing of the first Vancouver Opera House. The drawing appears to be of the design as originally constructed in 1890/91.

Item is an architectural drawing of the first Vancouver Opera House. The drawing appears to be of the design as originally constructed in 1890/91.

Item is an architectural drawing of the first Vancouver Opera House. The drawing appears to be of the design as originally constructed in 1890/91.

Item is an architectural drawing of the first Vancouver Opera House. The drawing appears to be of the design as originally constructed in 1890/91.

Item is an architectural drawing of the first Vancouver Opera House. The drawing appears to be of the design as originally constructed in 1890/91.

Part is the outer sheet of an unfolded brochure advertising the sale of lots owned by the provincial government. The map included in the sheet is an index map of greater Vancouver, showing the location of District Lot 540.

Item is an architectural drawing of the first Vancouver Opera House. The drawing appears to be of the design as originally constructed in 1890/91.

Item is an architectural drawing of the first Vancouver Opera House. The drawing appears to be of the design as originally constructed in 1890/91.

Item is an architectural drawing of the first Vancouver Opera House. The drawing appears to be of the design as originally constructed in 1890/91.

Item is an architectural drawing of the first Vancouver Opera House. The drawing appears to be of the design as originally constructed in 1890/91.

Item is an architectural drawing of the first Vancouver Opera House. The drawing appears to be of the design as originally constructed in 1890/91.

Item is a map showing provincially-owned properties for sale in District Lot 540, South Vancouver, B.C.

Map shows New Westminster waterworks gates, hydrants, street and property boundaries, pipelines and divisions between high and low levels.

Item is an architectural drawing of the first Vancouver Opera House. The drawing appears to be of the design as originally constructed in 1890/91.

Item is a portion of a map depicting lands granted to the Canadian Pacific Railway in Vancouver. The portion depicts the West End and northern Kitsilano.

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 showing boundaries of a proposed new municipality of Burnaby, which would include all land outside the "old" City of Vancouver between Burrard Inlet and the Fraser River and west of North Road. The map also shows the boundaries of District Lots in this area.

Item is a map showing numbered lots in New Westminster between 10th Avenue and Columbia Street and between 20th Street and Sherbrooke Street. Streets, schools and parks are shown.

Item is a reprint of a map showing municipalities in the New Wesminster District of 1892 and includes lot numbers.

Item is an illustrated map of the "old" City of Vancouver. The map shows streets, transportation, and significant businesses (such as C.P.R. wharves, smelter, Hastings Mill, Morse's Mill, C.P.R. Shops, City Hospital, sawmill, slaughter houses, and smallpox hospital). The map includes "Index of Streets, Government Offices, Churches, [etc.], including "Civic and other Principal Buildings", "Places of Amusement or Recreation", "Public Schools", "Principal Mills, Foundries and Manufactories", "Principle Bankers", Principal Hotels", and "Miscellaneous".

The map was designed to be folded into a cover, which is included.

Item is a map sheet containing four nautical charts and one illustration. The main chart depicts Burrard Inlet; the three inset charts depict First Narrows, Vancouver Harbour and Second Narrows. The charts depict soundings and physical features. The illustration is of Point Atkinson Lighthouse.

Item is a a map of the province of British Columbia as well as parts of Alberta and the Northwest Territories. The map depicts the route of the Canadian Pacific Railway, including all the stations between Calgary and Vancouver. Also shown are the railways between Nanaimo and Victoria on Vancouver Island and between Edmonton and Calgary in Alberta

Item is a tracing of a map. The tracing shows city blocks, tramways, and railways in Vancouver. The map includes three illustrations, entitled: A glimpse of Cordova Street; In Stanley Park; View of city from Fairview.

Item is a sheet with three nautical charts. The main chart depicts Burrard Inlet from Atkinson Point [Point Atkinson] in the west to the "townsite of Port Moody" in the east. The inset charts depict Vancouver Harbour and the Second Narrows.

Item is a published map of the City of New Westminster which has been annotated to depict a planned sewer system.

Item is a published map of the City of New Westminster which has been annotated to depict a planned sewer system.

Item is a subdivision map showing block and lot numbers of subdivisions D and J in lots 183 and 182 respectively. These areas are situated roughly between Burrard Inlet in the north and First Avenue in the south and between Victoria Drive in the east and Clark in the west.

Item is a hand drawn map of Pioneer Place (also known as Pigeon Park), on the corner of Hastings and Carrall Streets. Map is colour coded to indicate the portion deeded to the City by the C.P.R., the portion being asked from the C.P.R. for street purposes, and the portion leased by the C.P.R. to Mr. Horne. Included on the map are Horne Block, Garden Block, a sidewalk, lanes, and a fountain. An engineer's estimates of improvements are noted on the right side of the map. Notes at the top of the map by J.S. Matthews, City Archivist read "Presented in 1934 by Ex-Alderman W.H. Gallagher. The date is about 1895."

The map shows the subdivision of lots in the boundary area of Vancouver and South Vancouver, around the current areas of Mount Pleasant and Grandview.

Item consists of a map of the Lower Mainland, depicting various selected roads.

Item is a published map of the Vancouver central business district which has been annotated to show which paving type has been used on certain streets: wood block or bituminous.

Item is a map shows city streets for downtown, Fairview and Mount Pleasant, and major civic, municipal and industrial buildings, as well as "electric street railways shown in red." An inset map shows the roads and trails of Stanley Park. The map is annotated with green pencil shading "signifies where houses are" and blue shading indicates areas where it "is almost entirely vacant land - small trees."

Item is a map showing an oblique aerial eye view of Vancouver, including Burrard Inlet, Upper False Creek Flats and False Creek. Streets, buildings and businesses are identified. Inset shows location of the Vancouver City foundry, Machine Works and Sugar Refinery. The map includes pictorial representations of buildings, industrial activity around Burrard Inlet, watercraft and vegetation. The perspective view of the map is to the south/south-east.

The map was originally included as a supplement to the Daily World newspaper.

The map shows the area currenlty occupied by Downtown Vancouver and parts of Kitsilano. It shows the location of C.P.R. Wharves, Hastings Saw Mill and other saw and shingle mills. "Note, Electric street railway shewn in Red."

Item is a map which shows major roads and C.P.R. lines in Vancouver, New Westminster, Steveston, and the Lower Mainland District. The map also shows sea routes and distances to various ports.

Item is a copy of a map showing land subdivision for lands around Burrard Inlet, including North Vancouver and a portion of Vancouver. Major rivers and creeks are identified and the elevation of some mountains are given. The Canadian Pacific Railway from Port Moody to Vancouver is also shown.

Item is a reproduction of a 1606 printing of a map showing the Americas originally created in 1587. Sticker on back of map: "This unretouched reproduction faithfully presents the still vivid colours of a 1606 edition, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, in the Ashmolean Library, Oxford England."

Part consists of a portion of the map, depicting the area approximately bounded by Boundary Road, 5th Avenue, Kamloops Street (?) and 33rd Avenue.

Item is a map showing subdivisions of townships in Coquitlam, Port Moody, Pitt Meadows, Surrey, Langley, Sumas, Sardis and Chilliwack. The west coast of British Columbia from Burrard Inlet to the Sechelt peninsula is shown as well as Vancouver Island and the surrounding Gulf Islands. Trails, post offices and railway stations are included.

Part consists of a portion of the map, depicting the area approximately bounded by Boundary Road, English Bay, Commercial Drive and Charles Street.

Item is a map depicting the "original plan" for District Lot 540, including the area bounded by Trafalgar Street to English bay to Campbell Street to 16th Avenue. Block numbers and the location of public parks are noted.