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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.

Unemployment relief works under Department of National Defence, Canada : British Columbia and Alberta

Item is a map showing the locations of and details associated with unemployment relief works projects in British Columbia and western Alberta. An inset map shows the Peace River highways. The location of projects, project number, and information of staffing numbers, accommodation and in some cases man-days of the project are noted.

Map of Manitoba, Kewaydin, British Columbia and North West Territory shewing the country traversed by the Canadian Pacific Railway

Item is a map showing the extent of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company (C.P.R.) in Canada in 1883. Map shows boundaries, roads, trails, telegraph lines, towns, rivers, lakes and mountainous terrain in British Columbia, the North West Territory (Alberta, Athabasca, Saskatchewan, Assiniboia), Manitoba and Kewaydin, as well as some of Ontario and Western Quebec. Map is folded inside a book titled "North West Territory, Canada."

British Columbia

Item is a re-published version of a geographical map originally published by the Colony of British Columbia, Office of Lands and Works. The map shows topography as hacheurs, and depicts fur trade trails and forts and physical features of the area which made up the Colony of British Columbia as of 1862.

British Columbia : an historical illustrated map commemorating two centenaries, 1867-1967, 1866-1966

Item is an illustrated map is of the province of British Columbia, created to commemorate the Canadian Centennial.

The central component of the sheet is a reproduction of part of a map from the Department of Lands; surrounding the map are illustrations depicting prominent historical figures and accompanying information. The map has been annotated with the routes of Captain Cook's voyage (1778-1779), Captain Vancouver's voyage (1792-1794), and the overland routes of Sir Alexander MacKenzie (1793), David Thompson (1806-1811) and Simon Fraser (1808).

Portraits, accompanied by short biographies, are included for Cook, Vancouver, MacKenzie, Fraser and Sir James Douglas. Six other portraits are of the early governors of the colony of Vancouver Island and of British Columbia between 1849 and 1876. An illustration of the Great Seal of the Realm attached to the royal commission appointing Richard Blanshard the first governor of the colony of Vancouver Island is shown. A short textual description of the birth and expansion of British Columbia is included with an accompanying illustration of the expansion of the province over time.

British Columbia federal constituencies

Item is a map sheet with two maps and data regarding federal constituencies in British Columbia. The principal map shows the boundaries of the constituencies. The secondary map is a detail map showing the boundaries in constituencies in Greater Vancouver. The constituency data includes the number of voters in each constituency, the number of votes cast in the 1940 election, and each candidate's name.

Map of a portion of British Columbia

Item is a map showing exploration routes by Lieutenant Palmer, R.E., May and June 1859; Lieutenant Mayne, R.N., May 1859; and Lieutenant Palmer, R.E., Sept. & Oct. 1859. The map also shows "practicable roads" in the southwestern portion of British Columbia. Annotations are colour added to the map to more easily distinguish the different routes depicted.

Map of North America

Item is a map showing "Mr. Stuart's route through the United States, and Canada in 1828, 29 & 30" and "the boundary of the United States, both on the side of the British Possessions, & those in Mexico." The northern border of United States territory west of the Rocky Mountains is incorrectly noted at 54/40, to reflect American claims of the time.

Map of British Columbia

Item is an administrative map which show the locations of government offices, including: mining recording offices, trading posts, E. & N. Ry. land grants, railways, and highways. Text includes: Adminstration lists (e.g. Supreme Court County Courts, radio stations, Customs and Excise, index of post offices, etc.); Distance tables [for coast, roads, railways, world]; The population of city, district and village municipalities in British Columbia [from the] census, 1931. Map also includes an inset detailing the Strait of Georgia between Victoria and Vancouver.

Map of the Province of British Columbia

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

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.

Official highway map of British Columbia, northern Washington, Idaho and Montana

Item is a road map designed to be folded into a pamphlet. Primary map shows main roads, secondary roads, roads under construction and highway numbers in the southern half of British Columbia, northern Washington, northern Idaho and northern Montana. Three inset maps show the Trans-Canada Highway, Peace River highways and routes from Prince George to Hazelton. The item also contains information on government ferries, registration of foreign cars, British Columbia provincial parks, Dominion parks, camp fire permits and hours at British Columbia customs stations.

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

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 coastline from Cap Rond (Tillamook Head) in Oregon at latitude 45 degrees and 40 minutes in the south to Baeie de Clonard (Beresford Bay, northwestern tip of Haida Gwaii) in British Columbia at latitude 54 degrees and 10 minutes in the north. Other major place names on the map include Nootka, Pointe Boisee, Baie St. Louis, Iles de Sartine, Mont Fleurieu, Cap Fleurieu, Cap Hector, Mont de la Touche, Baie de la Touche, and Baie de Clonard. Vancouver Island is shown as part of the mainland. Map includes latitudes and longtitudes as well as indication of elevations. Map is a plate from the "Atlas de Voyage de la Perouse".

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.

Western Canada

Item is a two-sided road map containing a map of Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the adjoining U.S. states; a map showing Canada and the United States from Labrador and Prince Rupert, B.C. in the north to Richmond, Virginia and San Francisco, California in the south; a map of British Columbia and Alberta; and an illustrated map of Greater Vancouver. The item includes road indexes, a mileage chart for Western Canada, and information on national parks in Western Canada.

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.