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Brownlee’s map Province of BC 1893

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Map of the Province of British Columbia. Compiled by J. H. Brownlee, D.L.S., from the latest Maps and Surveys and all reliable sources of information to date.

Map of the Province of British Columbia. Compiled by J. H. Brownlee, D.L.S., from the latest Maps and Surveys and all reliable sources of information to date.
UVic Libraries


Detail of map of BC compiled by J. H. Brownlee, D.L.S.

Detail of map of BC compiled by J. H. Brownlee, D.L.S.
UVic Libraries

Map of the Province of British Columbia.
Compiled by J. H. Brownlee, D.L.S.
From the latest Maps and Surveys and all reliable sources of information to date.
By direction of
The Honourable F. G. Vernon,
Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works.
Victoria, 1893.
Lithographed by the Canada Bank Note Co. Limited, Montreal.

Physical repository: National Archives (Great Britain)

This includes:
Athabasca River
Bad River (James Creek)
Boat Encampment
Brûlé Lake [as “Burnt L.”]
Canoe River
Columbia River
Cowdung Lake
Finlay River
Fort George
Fraser River
Grand Canyon [as “Grande Rapids”]
Grand Fork
Henry House
Jasper House
Jasper Lake
Kinbasket Lake
Maligne River
Moose Lake
Fraser River North Fork
North Thompson River
Parsnip River
Peace River
Smoky River
Smoky Peak
Tête Jaune Cache [with note “Iroquois Village”]
Wapiti River
Willow River
Yellowhead Pass
References:

  • Brownlee, James Harrison, D.L.S. [d. 1934]. Montreal: Map of the province of British Columbia. Compiled by J.H. Brownlee, D.L.S. from the latest maps and surveys and all reliable sources of information to date by direction of the Honourable F.G. Vernon, Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works. (1893). UVic Libraries

William Sax map North America 1818

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Map of Indian Territories to accompany the report of the Coltman mission. William Sax, 1818. The red horizontal line is “Boundary line claimed by the United States as laid down in an American map published in Philadelphia 1816.”

Map of Indian Territories to accompany the report of the Coltman mission. William Sax, 1818. The red horizontal line is “Boundary line claimed by the United States as laid down in an American map published in Philadelphia 1816.”
Library and Archives Canada [accessed 19 February 2025]


North America. The continent west of the Great Lakes north of about 45°N. Detail

North America. The continent west of the Great Lakes north of about 45°N. Detail
Library and Archives Canada [accessed 19 February 2025]


Detail of Peace River

Detail of Peace River
Library and Archives Canada [accessed 19 February 2025]

William Sax [1774–1840], First Clerk in the Surveyor General’s Office of Canada, was active ca. 1795 – 1835. He drafted this map to accompany the 1818 report of William Bacheler Coltman, commission of the peace for the Indian territory of the northwest, regarding the struggle between the Hudson’s Bay Company and the North West Company for hegemony in the fur trade.

This map includes:
Columbia River
Fraser River [as “Fraser’s River”]
Mackenzie River
Peace River [as “Unjigah or Peace River”]
Unjigah River
References:

Survey of Telegraph Creek

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Survey of Telegraph Creek and upper part of Shuswap River near Tete Jaune Cache, May 1865

Survey of Telegraph Creek and upper part of Shuswap River near Tete Jaune Cache, May 1865 University of Victoria

J.W. McKay, Survey of Telegraph Creek and upper part of Shuswap River near Tete Jaune Cache, May 1865. Hudson’s Bay Company Archives, E.15/13 fo. 42.

The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871, Edition 2.4, ed. James Hendrickson and the Colonial Despatches project. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria.

In 1864

This map includes:

Tête Jaune Cache
Cranberry River
Swamp River
Bear River
Fraser River

References:

  • Rae, John [1813–1893]. “Report on telegraph survey to the Pacific, 1864.” Sanford Fleming papers, MG 29 B 1, Vol. 40, File 284, National Archives of Canada, Ottawa (1864)

1911 Schäffer map

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Section of Canadian Rocky Mountains visited during 1907 and 1908

Section of Canadian Rocky Mountains visited during 1907 and 1908
Internet Archive


Outline Map of
SECTION OF CANADIAN ROCKY MOUNTAINS.
Visited during 1907 and 1908.
Sources of information : J. McEvoy’s Survey Map of 1900, Dr. J. Norman Collie’s Sketch Map

Insert: Map of Alberta and British Columbia from “Map of Dominion of Canada 1910.” Shows railway routes, constructed and proposed: Canadian Pacific Railway, Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, Canadian Northern Railway.

Mary T. S. Schäffer Warren [1861–1939] explored around Mount Robson in 1908, shortly before the arrival of the Grand Trunk Pacific. This map accompanied the account of her travels, Old Indian Trails.

This map includes:
Athabasca Pass
Athabasca River
Mount Brown
Brûlé Lake
Buffalo Prairie
Committee Punch Bowl
Cranberry Lake
Fortress Lake
Mount Geikie
Grand Fork
Grant Brook
Henry House
Mount Hooker
Jasper House
Jasper Lake
Mica Mountain
Mica Creek
Miette River
Moose River
Moose Lake
Rainbow Range [as Rainbow Mountains]
Roche Miette
Sand Creek
Swiftcurrent Creek
Swift (railway point)
Swift Creek
Tête Jaune Cache [as Tête Jaun Cache]
Whirlpool River
Wood River
Yellowhead Pass
Yellowhead Lake
References:

  • Schäffer Warren, Mary T. S. [1861–1939]. Old Indian trails. Incidents of camp and trail life, covering two years’ exploration through the Rocky Mountains of Canada. [1907 and 1908]. New York: Putnam, 1911, p. 361. Internet Archive
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John Arrowsmith’s map British North America 1832

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J. Arrowsmith, 1832. British North America

J. Arrowsmith, 1832. British North America University of British Columbia Library


J. Arrowsmith, 1832. British North America (detail)

J. Arrowsmith, 1832. British North America (detail)

British North America
By Permission Dedicated to the Hon. Hudsons Bay Company
Containing the latest information which their documents furnish
By their Obedient Servant
J. Arrowsmith 1832.
Legge & Co Steam-lith./ Montreal

This edition of the map is from from Archibald McDonald’s journal of an 1828 trip accompanying George Simpson [1792–1860]. It includes a notice that the map is “Copied from original, & with latest additions.” The latest additions might be the “colored lines,” Red being the Simpson Route, Blue the McLeod Route, Yellow the proposed Territorial Route, and Green the proposed Pacific R.R. route. Additions credited to “M. McLeod (Britannicus) in June 1869.”

On the map the Athabasca River is labelled “McLeod Riv.” Fort George is not named.

Map No. 101 in Voorhis [1].

This map includes:
Athabasca Pass
Boat Encampment
Mount Brown
Columbia River
Cow Dung Lake
Finlay River
Mount Hooker
Jasper House
Peace River
Rocky Mountains
Smoky River
Yellowhead Pass
References:

  • 1. Voorhis, Ernest [1859–1933]. Historic forts and trading posts of the French Régime and of the English Fur Trading Companies. Ottawa: Department of the Interior, 1930. University of British Columbia Library [accessed 3 January 2026]

Dawson’s Kamloops Sheet 1895

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University of Michigan Library



University of Michigan Library

Geological Survey of Canada
British Columbia
KAMLOOPS SHEET
GEOLOGICALLY COLOURED.
by George M. Dawson C.M.G., L.L.D., F.R.S.
1895
Compiled and drawn by James McEvoy B.A.Sc.

George Mercer Dawson [1849–1901] engaged in geological work in the southern inland portion of British Columbia during the years 1877, 1888, 1889 and 1890, frequently accompanied by James McEvoy [1862–1935].

This map includes:
Tsuk-tsuk-kwalk
References:

  • Dawson, George Mercer [1849–1901]. “Notes on the Shuswap people of British Columbia.” Transactions of the Royal Society Canada, Section 2 (1891). University of British Columbia

Grand Trunk Pacific Railway maps – J. A. Lower, 1939

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Lower, Joseph Arthur. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway as projected

Lower, Joseph Arthur. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway as projected


Lower, Joseph Arthur. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway as projected, detail

Lower, Joseph Arthur. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway as projected, detail


Lower, Joseph Arthur. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, projected and operational routes, 1920

Lower, Joseph Arthur. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, projected and operational routes, 1920

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Pre-emptor’s map Fort George 3A 1923

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Colour-coded map depicting lands surveyed as alienated, reserved, Statutory Timber Lands, B.C. Land Settlement Board Area, or open for pre-emption. Depicts land districts, land recording divisions, communities, game reserves, bodies of water, transport routes, and communication lines.

Colour-coded map depicting lands surveyed as alienated, reserved, Statutory Timber Lands, B.C. Land Settlement Board Area, or open for pre-emption. Depicts land districts, land recording divisions, communities, game reserves, bodies of water, transport routes, and communication lines.

Northern British Columbia Archives

British Columbia Department of Lands
Honourable T. D. Pattullo, Minister
J. E. Umbach, Surveyor-General
Pre-Emptor’s Map — Fort George Sheet 1923

Colour-coded map depicting surveyed lands respectively open and closed to preemption. Depicts land recording divisions, game reserves, communities, bodies of water, and transport routes.

This map includes:
Dome Creek (community)

Map of Central Part of Jasper Park Sheet 5

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Map of Central Part of Jasper Park, Alberta Department of the Interior Canada Sheet Five, Southwest

Map of Central Part of Jasper Park, Alberta
Department of the Interior Canada
Sheet Five, Southwest


Map of Central Part of Jasper Park, Alberta Department of the Interior Canada Sheet Five, Southwest (detail)

Map of Central Part of Jasper Park, Alberta
Department of the Interior Canada
Sheet Five, Southwest (detail)

Map of the Central Part of Jasper Park, Alberta
Department of the Interior Canada
From Photographic Surveys by M. P. Bridgland, D.L S. 1915
Sheet Five, Southwest

References:

  • MacLaren, Ian S. Mapper of Mountains. M. P. Bridgland in the Canadian Rockies, 1902-1930. University of Alberta Press, 2005. Google Books
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