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City of Vancouver

Map is a City Engineering Department base map of Vancouver, showing city blocks and Canadian Pacific, Canadian National and Great Northern Railway lines. Parks, golf courses, hospitals, schools, theatres and other structures are identified. "Metric Vancouver" and "Guide Map 15" appear in the bottom right corner of the map.

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.

It might have been Albert City, 1858, New Georgia 1792 : it was Granville, 1870, British Columbia, 1871 : it is Vancouver, 1886, British Columbia, 1871 : it is Vancouver, 1886, Canada, 1867

Item is a map compiled and drawn by J.S. Matthews, City Archivist showing historic place names of Vancouver and the North Shore and listing some historic Burnaby names. A note in the bottom left hand corner reads: "Memorada. The precise location of "Albert City" is unknown, Narveaz was first; 150 years passed before his name was given to a landmark. His vessel's name "Santa Saturnina" has never been applied to anything at all."

Canadian Pacific Railway. Plan of part of branch line from Port Moody. A point on main line C.P.R. to English Bay, B.C.

Map shows a survey conducted by the Canadian Pacific Railway of English Bay, Burrard Inlet and Coal Harbour, including a rough outline of area and lots. Note on map reads "Certified as a correct plan showing the land required for right of way Burrard Inlet B.C., February 22, 1886. H.J. Cambie, Engineer in Charge." Map is certified as correct and signed by various C.P.R. officials, including W.C. Van Horne.

Tourist guide map of Vancouver City and park

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."

Vancouver Harbour, British Columbia, 1945

Item is a nautical chart showing English Bay and Burrard Inlet with soundings in feet, anchorages, locations of submarine cables, and ferry lines. Land features include city blocks and district lot numbers. Includes inset maps of the North Arm of Burrard Inlet and Vancouver Island. Note at the bottom of map states, "Not to be used for navigational purposes."

Vancouver

Item is a map showing land subdivision in the New Westminster District. The Reference index indicates that lands alienated or covered by applications under the "Land Act"; surveyed timber leases, licences, and births; and Indian reserves are noted; none of these categories of land have been colour-coded on the map. The map also shows land district boundaries; park boundaries; provincial forest boundaries; forest management licences; and municipal boundaries.

The map appears to be based on the National Topographic Series 1:250,000 map 92G, with other data added.

Vancouver

Item is a map showing land subdivision in the New Westminster District. The map shows lands alienated or covered by applications under the "Land Act"; surveyed timber leases, licences, and births; and Indian reserves; shows land district boundaries; park boundaries; provincial forest boundaries; forest management licences; and municipal boundaries.

The map appears to be based on the National Topographic Series 1:250,000 map 92G, with other data added.

Vancouver, British Columbia

Item is a map showing New Westminster Land District, including lands alienated or covered by application under the Land Act; surveyed timber leases, licences, or berths; Indian reserves; Government reserves; provincial forest boundaries; tree farm licences; municipality boundaries; and park boundaries. Includes a key plan of maps published in the same publisher's series and a reliability diagram noting data sources.

Stuart's pocket map of Vancouver, B.C.

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.

City of Vancouver, Canadian Pacific Town Site

The map shows the area currently occupied by Downtown Vancouver and parts of Kitsilano. It shows the location of C.P.R. Wharf, Royal City Saw Mills, Hastings Saw Mill and Wharf, Leamy and Kyle's Saw Mill and other saw mills. "Streets graded and side-walked marked thus . . . . .." An insert shows "Canadian Pacific Mail Steamship Lines" on a map of the world. The north shore of Burrard Inlet indicates the locations of "Indian Houses" and a mission church.

[Sheet 4 : Chilco Street to Burrard Street and Robson Street to Deadmans Island]

Item is a sectional map of a portion of Vancouver showing the area from Chilco Street to Burrard Street and Robson Street to Deadmans Island. Includes streets, blocks, lots and legal descriptions, as well as parks and the location of some businesses and organizations along the waterfront.

[Sheet 7 : Burrard Street to Main Street and Georgia Viaduct to Burrard Inlet]

Item is a sectional map of a portion of Vancouver showing the area from Burrard Street to Main Street and Georgia Viaduct to Burrard Inlet. Includes streets, blocks, lots and legal descriptions, and the locations of parks, beaches, schools, theatres, post office and Canadian Pacific Railway yards and piers.

[Sheet 14 : Cassiar Street to Carleton Avenue and Pender Street to Eton Street]

Item is a sectional map of a portion of Vancouver showing the area from Cassiar Street to Boundary Road and Pender Street to Kitchener Street. Includes streets, blocks, lots and legal descriptions, and the locations of parks and retirement homes. Also shown are streets and blocks in the area from Boundary Road to Carleton Avenue in Burnaby.

[Sheet 15 : Rupert Street to Carleton Avenue and Kitchener Street to Pender Street]

Item is a sectional map of a portion of Vancouver showing the area from Rupert Street to Boundary Road and Kitchener Street to Pender Street. Includes streets, blocks, lots and legal descriptions. Also shown are streets and blocks in the area from Boundary Road to Carleton Avenue in Burnaby.

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