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North America : Map of part of the British possessions to the West of the Rocky Mountains Great Britain. War Office. Topographical Depot

Description

[1:1,500,000] ; (W 130 degrees - W 112 degrees / N 55 degrees - N 48 degrees)

Forts; Indians; flora and fauna; notes on temperature, terrain, Indians, etc.

Elphinstone was made 2nd Captain in April 1856, and served in the Topographical Depot from Sept. 1857 to Dec. ? 1858, when this map must have been compiled from various sources, eg. HBC records.

Mended and re-backed by a conservator.

References: PRO 381; NMC V1/600-[1869]; Javorski 40 (this copy).

In: Coolie Verner Collection, Series 1850-1859.

Item Metadata

Title
North America : Map of part of the British possessions to the West of the Rocky Mountains
Creator
Great Britain. War Office. Topographical Depot
Contributor
Elphinstone, Howard Crawford, Sir, 1829-1890; James, H., 1803-1877; Great Britain. Royal Engineers
Publisher
[London] : [War Department]
Date Issued
[1858?]
Description
[1:1,500,000] ; (W 130 degrees - W 112 degrees / N 55 degrees - N 48 degrees)

Forts; Indians; flora and fauna; notes on temperature, terrain, Indians, etc.

Elphinstone was made 2nd Captain in April 1856, and served in the Topographical Depot from Sept. 1857 to Dec. ? 1858, when this map must have been compiled from various sources, eg. HBC records.

Mended and re-backed by a conservator.

References: PRO 381; NMC V1/600-[1869]; Javorski 40 (this copy).

In: Coolie Verner Collection, Series 1850-1859.
Extent
1 map : lithograph, manuscript colour, relief by hachure ; 53.6 x 89.8 cm
Subject
British Columbia--Maps
Geographic Location
British Columbia
Genre
Maps
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English
Identifier
RBSC-ARC-1677:1858:E; RBSC_ARC_1677_1858
Collection
UBC Library Digitization Centre Special Projects
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. RBSC-ARC-1677:1858:E
Date Available
2015-03
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/
Catalogue Record
http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=2801943
AIPUUID
5b57165b-6595-422f-96d0-c2b239772a61
FileUUID
2b12ec70-99bc-4d8b-88b4-72e2b5f2a386
DOI
10.14288/1.0065899
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from the Digitization Centre: http://digitize.library.ubc.ca/