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Vancouver downtown property map

Item consists of a planning map depicting every building between Main Street and Stanley Park north of False Creek, showing the address, name (if a commercial building), number of floors, and type of use (commercial, apartments, vacant, etc. ). The map may be based on a City of Vancouver Planning Department map, partially re-purposed and published by Colliers Macaulay Nicholls.

Devonshire Block 41

Item consists of a map similar to a planning map of the central downtown business district, showing the principal buildings and either their heights or total elevations. This may have been created as part of the development application for the Bank of British Columbia Building (now HBSC Bank Building) at 855 West Georgia Street, which was built at the site of the demolished Devonshire Hotel in 1987.

Plan of the City of Vancouver

Item is a reduced size copy of the Hermon & Burwell map Plan of the City of Vancouver. This copy is ca. 1/4 the size of the original map. The map shows District Lots, blocks and lots; transportation infrastructure such as bridges and railway and streetcar lines; and the identification of some industries, especially along the various waterfronts.

Vancouver, Canada

Item is a map of the Lower Mainland from the City of Vancouver east to Port Coquitlam, including the North Shore municipalities, Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, the western portion of Port Coquitlam, Richmond, and the northern portion of Surrey. The pictorial map is in the form of an oblique aerial view oriented to the E/NE.

City of Vancouver [park sites June/80]

Map is a City Engineering Department base map of Vancouver, with parks hand-coloured in green. Shows city blocks and Canadian Pacific, Canadian National and Great Northern Railway lines. 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.

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.

Vancouver 1886-1986 : yesterday, gateway to the Pacific : today, crossroads of the world

Map is a souvenir poster reproduced from an original in the National Map Collection, Public Archives of Canada. The map shows lot numbers and lot boundaries for the city of Vancouver as of June 1886. The original map was entitled "Plan of the city of Vancouver, Western Terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway".

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."

City of Vancouver : Canadian Pacific town site

Primary map shows lot numbers and boundaries, streets, fire limits and "soundings in feet" (in English Bay, Burrard Inlet, Coal Harbour and False Creek) in downtown Vancouver, Stanley Park and parts of Kitsilano and Fairview. The ancillary maps show an "Index plan of Vancouver, B.C.", an "Index plan of [Vancouver] city limits" and "Canadian Pacific Mail Steamship Lines" (a map of Canadian Pacifc steamship routes around the world). On recto, the item also includes a description of Stanley Park and an illustration of Vancouver's inner harbour. On verso, the item includes descriptions of major Vancouver residences, imports, exports, businesses and other landmarks.

B.C. Electric Railway lines completed and under construction

Map shows B.C. Electric Railway lines completed (in red), B.C. Electric Railway lines under construction (in yellow), lot numbers and major roads in the Greater Vancouver area from Burrard Inlet in the north to the north arm of the Fraser River in the south and from New Westminster in the east to Point Grey in the west.

Vancouver, B.C.

Map shows major roads, parks, landmarks and tourist attractions in Vancouver and parts of West Vancouver, North Vancouver and Burnaby. The map shows the area from Grouse Mountain in the north to Vancouver International Airport in the south and from Burnaby Lake in the east to Lighthouse Park and the University Endowment Lands in the west

Vancouver, British Columbia : [urban analysis maps]

Maps show land use, land slope and elevation, density of buildings, structural material of buildings, height of buildings, water supply systems, sewage systems, electric power systems, gas trunk systems, population distribution, daytime population distribution, dwelling units, schools, hospitals and doctors, land transportation, port facilities, food manufacturing, textile manufacturing, wood product manufacturing, metal product manufacturing, transportation equipment manufacturing, non-metallic mineral and chemical products manufacturing, retail and wholesale food enterprises, retail and wholesale building materials enterprises, retail and wholesale drugs, general merchandise, apparel and accessories enterprises, retail and wholesale clothing and shoes enterprises, retail and wholesale furnishing enterprises and hotels and eating places in the Greater Vancouver area (including West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, the northern portion of Richmond and the western portion of Coquitlam). Much of the data for these maps was derived from the 1961 census of Canada.

Vancouver : spectacular by nature : official courtesy map

Primary map on recto shows major roads, hotels, travel apartments, parks, golf courses, gardens, recreational facilities, historical and cultural attractions, shopping centres and other places of interest in the downtown, Stanley Park, Kitsilano and Fairview areas. The map on verso shows similar details for Greater Vancouver (including West Vancouver, North Vancouver, Vancouver, Burnaby, Port Moody, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge, New Westminster, Langley, Surrey, Delta, Richmond and White Rock.

Map of portion of New Westminster District with adjacent islands and part of Vancouver Island, B.C.

Item is a map which shows parts of the east coast of Vancouver Island of southern Vancouver Island, the Strait of Georgia, the Gulf Islands, the Sechelt Peninsula, and Greater Vancouver. The map shows the numbers of the district lots for all of the New Westminster Land District.

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.

Corporation of Point Grey : topographical plan of ABCDE D.L. 317 and HIJK D.L. 318 : Marine Drive & Vancouver & Lulu Railway to Fraser River between Angus St. [Drive] & Milton St

Item is a topographical plan of Point Grey showing the area from Angus Drive to Granville Street and 71st Avenue to the Fraser River, including property in D.L. 317 and D.L. 318. Plan shows the locations of the Vancouver and Lulu Island Railway, as well as ponds, dams, barns, houses and offices.

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