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Maps and Plans – by Number Maps and Plans – By Number Number Description A0001 Plan showing City of Victoria watershed area. – [1930?]. Shows areas in watershed from which the public is banned and areas exempt from this restriction. A0002 [Victoria, Saanich Peninsula and Gulf Islands]. – [ca. 1974]. A0003 Victoria District official map 1858. – 1872 Nov 6. Shows surveyed lots in the Victoria Land District and City blocks in the Victoria town area. A0004 Victoria District official map 1858. – 1913 Sept 29. Shows surveyed lots in the Victoria Land District and city blocks in the Victoria town area. A0005 Map of the City of Victoria, Vancouver Island. – 1863 Jan. Shows surveyed lots and prominent buildings. Note in ms. (on original): "The city boundaries as defined in the "Victoria Incorporation Act, 1862" are shown in red. Mohun & Farwell, L.S., Victoria, V.I., 9th Augt. 1866." A0006 "The Victoria Incorporation Act 1864". – [1864?]. Shows city blocks, some surveyed lots and municipal boundaries. A0007 Davenport's commercial map of Greater Victoria. – 1946. Shows railways, streetcar and bus lines, schools, fire halls, post offices and selected holdings. A0011 Map of part of Victoria, B.C., and suburbs, shewing properties for sale by Hudson's Bay Company. – [ca. 1921]. Shows Hudson's Bay Company properties, railways, streetcar lines and prominent buildings. A0012 Estate Richard Hunter (deceased) ; French Hospital. – 1891. Two properties to be sold at auction by Joshua Davies, May 12, 1891. The Richard Hunter estate consisted of Lots 17-20, Suburban Lot XVII, Victoria Town. The French Hospital consisted of Lots 1197, 1198 and part of 1199 and a one- storey frame building. A0013 Viewfield, the property of the Puget's Sound Agricultural Company. – 1891. Shows streets and surveyed lots. A0014 Shell street guide and map of Victoria and vicinity. – [ca. 1958]. A0015 Vancouver, Victoria. – [ca. 1961]. A0016a Map showing the four possible sources of water supply for Victoria, B.C., and location of conduits therefrom. – 1907 Dec. Shows location, acreage and capacity of various watersheds and locations of pipelines to Victoria. A0016b Sectional map of the northern portion of Vancouver Island. – 1903. Rupert Land District. Shows pre-empted and purchased land, timber reserves and timber leases, Indian reserves and other surveyed land. A0017 Plan of Victoria Harbour, Vancouver Island, B.C.. – 1922 July. Shows soundings, docks, streets, railways and prominent buildings. City of Victoria Archives Maps and Plans – By Number A0018 A map of the Harbour of Victoria, British Columbia shewing proposed improvements. – 1897 Mar. Shows docks, streets, railways and prominent buildings. A0019 Map of Victoria Harbour. – 1896 June. Shows docks, streets, railways and prominent buildings. A0020 Proposed reclamations, James Bay. – 1894 June 28. Shows proposed garden and lots in area bounded by Humboldt, Douglas, Belleville and Government Streets. A0021 Sooke and district, V.I.. – [ca. 1930]. Shows surveyed lots, mineral claims, roads, railway, pipeline and power transmission line. A0022 Commercial map of Greater Victoria. – 1931. Shows railways and prominent buildings. A0023 Victoria city map. – [193-?]. A0024 Saseenos.... – [192-?]. Shows surveyed lots, roads, relief and land capability for agriculture. A0025 Sketch plan showing alternative site for proposed City Hall. – [190-?]. Schemes 2 through 6. A0026 Plan of area to the N.W. of Kingston and Montreal Streets, Victoria, B.C. – 1937 Sept. Plan presented at the inquest into the murder of Helen Mary Browning (a.k.a. Helen Mary Smith), which occurred on Sept. 20, 1937. A0027 Inner Harbour renewal scheme. – 1969 Jan 31. Shows lots and owners' names in an area bounded by Broad and Gordon Streets, Pandora Avenue, Store Street and Victoria Harbour. A0029 Esquimalt Harbour. – 1848 Sept 8. Shows depths by soundings and relief by hachures. Coburg Island (i.e. Peninsula), Gotha Point and Saxe Point noted. A0030 Becher and Pedder Bays. – 1878 Jan 10. Shows cultivated land, buildings, Indian villages, depths by soundings and relief by hachures. A0031 Vancouver Island. – 1861. Shows Mayne Bay, Toquart Bay, Pipestem Inlet and Effingham Inlet. Depths shown by soundings, relief by form lines. A0032 Alberni Canal, Barclay Sound, Vancouver Island. – 1861. A0033 Birdseye view of Puget Sound and vicinity. – [ca. 1910]. Shows western Washington, Puget Sound, Lower Mainland of British Columbia and Vancouver Island. Roads, railways and shipping routes indicated. A0034 New map of British Columbia. – 1882. Shows Canadian Pacific Railway under construction. Relief shown by hachures. A0036 A chart shewing part of the coast of N.W. America. – 1798 May 1. A0037 Plan of Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, B.C.. – [1888?]. City of Victoria Archives Maps and Plans – By Number A0038 City of Victoria. – 1913 July 30. Shows streets, relief by contours, water supply pipes and hydrants. A0039 Exhibition Grounds. – [1945?]. Shows Willows Exhibition Grounds. A0040 Victoria and Island Touring Map. – [193-?]. A0041 Upper Portion, Victoria Harbour, Vancouver Island. – 1910. Shows coastline from Point Ellice Bridge to Chapman Point, as well as prominent buildings and land owners. A0042 City of Victoria Revised Zoning Map. – 1943. Shows 1943 zoning. B0001 Vancouver, Victoria. – [ca. 1961]. Street maps. B0002 Island Blueprint and Map Co.'s map of Greater Victoria, B.C.. – [ca. 1925]. Shows streets, lots, railways and streetcar lines. B0003 Island Blueprint and Map Coo's map of Greater Victoria, B.C.. – [ca. 1925]. Shows streets, lots, railways and streetcar lines. B0004 Victoria District official map 1858. – [1858?]. Shows surveyed lots in the Victoria Land District and city blocks in the Victoria town area. Forested areas shown. Enlarged copy of town portion at R0014. B0005 A map of the City of Victoria, British Columbia. – 1884. Shows surveyed lots and prominent buildings. B0006 A map of the City of Victoria, British Columbia. – 1884. Shows surveyed lots and prominent buildings. Sewer lines added in ms. B0007 A map of the City of Victoria, British Columbia. – 1884. Shows surveyed lots and prominent buildings. Lines and numbers added evidently to make this map a key to a series of maps. Beckley Farm and Douglas and Finlayson properties noted in ms. On verso in ms.: "Old key plans." B0008 Subdivisions of Fur-trade Reserve No. 1, Sectn. XVIII. – [1859?]. Shows surveyed lots and reserves in Victoria. Part of the title includes a panoramic view of Victoria from Songhees Point. Beckley Farm, Fairfield Estate and Finlayson and Pearse properties noted. B0009 Map of the City of Victoria, Vancouver Island. – 1863 Jan. Shows surveyed lots and prominent buildings. B0010 [Victoria, B.C.. – 1873 May 5. Schedule A of Letters Patent to extent the boundaries of the City of Victoria, 9 May 1873. Shows 1862 boundaries and extended 1873 boundaries. B0011 Commercial map of Greater Victoria. – [ca. 1921]. Shows railways, streetcar lines, schools, fire halls, post offices and prominent buildings. B0012 Map of the city of Victoria. – [1885?]. B0013 Map of the City of Victoria. – [188-?]. B0014 Plan of Selkirk Water and adjoining lands showing crossing of C.N.P. Ry. And proposed development of industrial sites. – 1916 Jan 3. City of Victoria Archives Maps and Plans – By Number B0015 T.N. Hibben and Co.'s indexed street map of Victoria and suburbs. – [191-?]. Shows railways, streetcar lines and prominent buildings. B0016 Town of Victoria, Vancouver Island, from the official map. – 1861 Jan 7. Shows surveyed lots and prominent buildings. B0017 Bird's-eye view of Victoria, Vancouver Island, B.C., 1878. – [1976?]. B0018 Victoria, B.C., 1889. – 1976. B0019 Victoria, B.C., 1889. – 1976. B0020 Victoria, B.C., 1889. – [1889?]. B0021 Victoria, B.C., 1889. – [1889?]. B0022 Plan of subdivision of Blocks A and F, McNeill Estate, Section XXII, Victoria Dist.. – 1892. Plan of lots in the vicinity of Shoal Bay (present McNeill Bay, Oak Bay, B.C.) to be sold at auction, Oct. 18, 1892, by J.P. Davies & Co. B0023 Map of Victoria, British Columbia, showing subdivisions on official record up to January 15, 1907. – [1907?]. Shows surveyed lots, railways, streetcar lines and prominent buildings. B0024 Victoria Harbour, Vancouver Island. – 1940. Shows soundings, streets and prominent buildings. B0025 Victoria. – 1939. Shows streets (without names), roads, railways, buildings and vegetation of the Greater Victoria Region north to Cordova Bay and west to Langford. B0026 Victoria, British Columbia. – 1949. Shows roads, railways, buildings, post offices and schools. Relief by contour. B0027 Langford and Metchosin, V.I.. – 1952. Shows surveyed lots and roads. B0028 Saanich Peninsula, V.I.. – [ca. 1921]. Shows surveyed lots and roads. "All registered subdivisions shown to February 1921." B0029 Plan of the City of Victoria, showing B.C. Electric Co. lighting circuits . – [191-?]. Lighting circuits not shown. Superseded street names indicated. B0030 Plan and section of the Johnson Street Ravine. – [1872?]. Notes on plan refer to an agreement dated Aug. 27, 1872. B0031 Map of the City of Victoria and its environs, British Columbia. – 1890. Shows surveyed lots, railways and streetcar lines. B0032 Plan of Pandora Avenue extension. – [1911?]. Shows widening of Pandora Avenue between Chambers and Begbie Streets and extension of Pandora from Begbie to Oak Bay Avenue. B0033 Vancouver Island, British Columbia. – [1888?]. Shows Greater Victoria Region. Roads, buildings, property lines and vegetation are indicated. Relief is shown by contour,
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