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Bird's Eye View of the Burnaby Lake Area
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription15144
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : b&w print on paper ; 43 x 63.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map titled "Birds Eye View of the Burnaby Lake Area Circa 1910". The overview of the Burnaby Lake area was compiled and drawn at Heritage Village by curator John Adams and artist, Carol Swan. The map identifies the Burnaby Lake inter-urban tram line; roads including: Sperling Ave…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : b&w print on paper ; 43 x 63.5 cm
- Material Details
- Scale indeterminable
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map titled "Birds Eye View of the Burnaby Lake Area Circa 1910". The overview of the Burnaby Lake area was compiled and drawn at Heritage Village by curator John Adams and artist, Carol Swan. The map identifies the Burnaby Lake inter-urban tram line; roads including: Sperling Avenue (Pole Line Road); Gilpin Avenue; Douglas Road; trail to Vancouver Westminster Road (Kingsway); Buckingham Avenue; Haszard Street; various farms and residences including: Charles Sprott "Norland"; H.T. Ceperley "Fairacres"; Claude Hill's "Brookfield farm" and "Broadview"; F.J. Hart's "Avalon"; Miss Woodward's former and new home, school and post office; Councillor Edgar's hunting cabin; Edgar Sprott's "Mayfield farm" and "Mayfield Lodge"; F.J. Peers "Greyfriars"; Arthur de Windt Haszard; Bernard Hill's boathouse as well as other landmarks including: Doran's Mill; tram stations; Burnaby Lake Store; logging camps; wood cutter's shacks; ice houses; cranberry bog; Still Creek; Deer Lake; Burnaby Lake; Deer Lake Creek; Provincial Government Reserve Proposed Hospital (later Oakalla Prison).
- Creator
- Adams, John
- Swan, Carol
- Names
- Hill, Arthur Claude
- Sprott, Charles Frederick
- Sprott, Louis "Edgar"
- Hart, Frederick John, 1884-1945
- Ceperley, H.T.
- Woodward, Maude
- Woodward, Harriet
- Peers, Francis J.
- Haszard, Arthur de Windt
- Hill, Bernard R.
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Sperling Avenue
- Haszard Street
- Buckingham Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV021.1.3
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1977
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
- Related Material
- See also: Life with the Moores of Hart House : pioneer days on Burnaby's Deer Lake
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2021-11-12
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Compiled by John Adams; illustration by Carol Swan
- The map depicts the Burnaby Lake Tram Line as being double tracked, whereas in reality it was single tracked.
- Map is part of the book "Life with the Moores of Hart House : pioneer days on Burnaby's Deer Lake https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumlibrary6314-102
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Bird's Eye View of the Burnaby Lake Area
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17543
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1977
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : b&w print with watercolour ; 43 x 63.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map titled "Birds Eye View of the Burnaby Lake Area Circa 1910". The overview of the Burnaby Lake area was compiled and drawn at Heritage Village by curator John Adams and artist, Carol Swan. The map identifies the Burnaby Lake inter-urban tram line; roads including: Sperling Ave…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Century Park Museum Association fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : b&w print with watercolour ; 43 x 63.5 cm
- Material Details
- Scale indeterminable
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map titled "Birds Eye View of the Burnaby Lake Area Circa 1910". The overview of the Burnaby Lake area was compiled and drawn at Heritage Village by curator John Adams and artist, Carol Swan. The map identifies the Burnaby Lake inter-urban tram line; roads including: Sperling Avenue (Pole Line Road); Gilpin Avenue; Douglas Road; trail to Vancouver Westminster Road (Kingsway); Buckingham Avenue; Haszard Street; various farms and residences including: Charles Sprott "Norland"; H.T. Ceperley "Fairacres"; Claude Hill's "Brookfield farm" and "Broadview"; F.J. Hart's "Avalon"; Miss Woodward's former and new home, school and post office; Councillor Edgar's hunting cabin; Edgar Sprott's "Mayfield farm" and "Mayfield Lodge"; F.J. Peers "Greyfriars"; Arthur de Windt Haszard; Bernard Hill's boathouse as well as other landmarks including: Doran's Mill; tram stations; Burnaby Lake Store; logging camps; wood cutter's shacks; ice houses; cranberry bog; Still Creek; Deer Lake; Burnaby Lake; Deer Lake Creek; Provincial Government Reserve Proposed Hospital (later Oakalla Prison).
- Creator
- Adams, John
- Swan, Carol
- Names
- Hill, Arthur Claude
- Sprott, Charles Frederick
- Sprott, Louis "Edgar"
- Hart, Frederick John, 1884-1945
- Ceperley, H.T.
- Woodward, Maude
- Woodward, Harriet
- Peers, Francis J.
- Haszard, Arthur de Windt
- Hill, Bernard R.
- Geographic Access
- Deer Lake Avenue
- Sperling Avenue
- Haszard Street
- Buckingham Avenue
- Accession Code
- BV021.1.4
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1977
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
- Related Material
- See also: Life with the Moores of Hart House : pioneer days on Burnaby's Deer Lake
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2021-11-12
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Compiled by John Adams; illustration by Carol Swan
- The map depicts the Burnaby Lake Tram Line as being double tracked, whereas in reality it was single tracked.
- Map is part of the book "Life with the Moores of Hart House : pioneer days on Burnaby's Deer Lake https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/permalink/museumlibrary6314-102
- This is a print made from original illustration and appears to be hand-coloured with watercolour at a later date.
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Burnaby Park track
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11918
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- June 30, 1932
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 survey plan : ink on waxed linen sheet ; 27 x 39 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a survey plan titled “Burnaby Park Track”.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 survey plan : ink on waxed linen sheet ; 27 x 39 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a survey plan titled “Burnaby Park Track”.
- Accession Code
- BV003.83.41
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- June 30, 1932
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Note in pencil reads: ‘4222”
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Commercial Map of Greater Vancouver and District
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9552
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- July 1921
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. lithograph mounted on linen ; 107 x 138 cm
- Scope and Content
- Commercial map of Greater Vancouver and District. Map depicts district lots, railroads, electric railways, streets, street car stops, schools, buildings, postal block numbers, parks and First Nations reserves. Map covers the geographcial areas of Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, portions of Ric…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. lithograph mounted on linen ; 107 x 138 cm
- Material Details
- Includes Legend and Index
- Scope and Content
- Commercial map of Greater Vancouver and District. Map depicts district lots, railroads, electric railways, streets, street car stops, schools, buildings, postal block numbers, parks and First Nations reserves. Map covers the geographcial areas of Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, portions of Richmond, West Vancouver, North Vancouver, and Surrey with half mile circles that radiate from Vancouver City Hall on the corner of Main and Hastings. Bottom of map includes an index of street names, along with their corresponding map grid locations. The map is bordered by Marine Drive to the west, North Road to the east, Dempsey Street to the north and 20th Road to the south.
- History
- Bought by donor at thrift store years ago. No known provenance.
- Publisher
- Produced by Photo - Lithography, Colonist , Victoria, B.C.
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV018.24.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- July 1921
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- 16-Jun-20
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Title on map reads: "COMMERCIAL MAP / OF / GREATER VANCOUVER / AND / DISTRICT / Compiled and Published by / The Vancouver Map & Blueprint Co. Ltd. / 441 Seymour St. Vancouver B.C. / July, 1921".
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Daily Telegraph War Map of Germany with bombing sites
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription20312
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [before 1938] (date of creation of map), annotations added [between 1943 and 1945]
- Collection/Fonds
- Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. lithographic print ; 51 x 77 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map entitled "Daily Telegraph War Map of Germany" with secondary title "Daily Telegraph WAR MAP No. 10 Revised Edition". Map was produced prior to the Second World War [pre-Munich International Boundary lines]. Map depicts approximately 47 N to 55 N and from 3E to 22E. The countr…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Joseph H.C. Corsbie fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. lithographic print ; 51 x 77 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map entitled "Daily Telegraph War Map of Germany" with secondary title "Daily Telegraph WAR MAP No. 10 Revised Edition". Map was produced prior to the Second World War [pre-Munich International Boundary lines]. Map depicts approximately 47 N to 55 N and from 3E to 22E. The country of Germany sits at the centre of the map bordered by Holland, Belgium and France to the west; Switzerland, Austria and Hungary to the south; Lithuania, Poland, Czechoslavakia, Hungary and Romania to the east and Denmark and the Baltic Sea to the north. Annotations in green ink on the map mark areas of Germany that were bombed during World War Two and were added by Royal Canadian Air Force First Officer Joseph (Joe) H. Corsbie during his service.
- Creator
- Geographia Limited
- Publisher
- Hutchinsons & Co. (Publishers Ltd.) LONDON & MELBORNE"
- Parallel Title
- WAR MAP No. 10 Revised Edition
- Subjects
- Wars - World War, 1939-1945
- Accession Code
- BV020.31.35
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [before 1938] (date of creation of map), annotations added [between 1943 and 1945]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of map
- Label printed on verso of map reads: "Daily Telegraph / War Map No. 10 / GERMANY / (REVISED EDITION) / PRICE 1/-NET"
- Copyright. "GEOGRAPHIA" LTD. 167 FLEET STREET, LONDON, E.C.4
- Specially drawn for the Daily Telegraph by "Geographia" Ltd."
- Scale: "Heights in English Feet / Scale of English Miles / Kilometres"
East Burnaby United Church
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11932
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [ca.1925]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : black ink and watercol. on paper ; 30.45 x 30.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a building insurance plan of "East Burnaby United Church / Lot 1 BK 2 south Part DL 28 GP 1 N.W.D.". Twelfth Avenue is identified to the north and Douglas Road to the west.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : black ink and watercol. on paper ; 30.45 x 30.5 cm
- Material Details
- Scale 1 inch = 20 feet
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a building insurance plan of "East Burnaby United Church / Lot 1 BK 2 south Part DL 28 GP 1 N.W.D.". Twelfth Avenue is identified to the north and Douglas Road to the west.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Religious - Churches
- Accession Code
- BV003.83.54
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [ca.1925]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 15-Jan-2021
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Note in pencil on verso reads: "East Burnaby United Church / Lot 1 BK 2 south Part DL 28 / 1" = 20' "
- Note in black ink on verso reads: "3704"
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Fire insurance key plan - Greater Vancouver - Volume XIX - Municipality of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17799
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan on 1 sheet : col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a one page fire insurance key plan titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XIX / Municipality / of Burnaby / Key Plan" surveyed May 1927. Key plan from compilation, "Insurance Plans of Greater Vancouver Plan No. 11, Volumes 15 to 19 Burnaby".
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan on 1 sheet : col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
- Material Details
- Scale [1:6000]
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a one page fire insurance key plan titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XIX / Municipality / of Burnaby / Key Plan" surveyed May 1927. Key plan from compilation, "Insurance Plans of Greater Vancouver Plan No. 11, Volumes 15 to 19 Burnaby".
- Publisher
- Plan Department of Fire Branch of British Columbia Underwriters' Association
- Accession Code
- BV987.1.70
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1927
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Big Bend Area
- Scan Resolution
- 400
- Scan Date
- 2021-11-17
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Scale 500 feet = 1 inch
- These plans were removed from a bound book with labels on cover page reading: "Plan No. 90 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / of / Vancouver VOLUME "8" / IN THE PROPERTY OF THE / British Columbia Insurance Underwriter's Association / Vancouver B.C. / AND IS LOANED / MELVILLE F. THOMSON CO. .../ Date May 26th, 1934"; / "Plan No. 74 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / VANCOUVER VOLUME "9"" / Plan No. 11 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / BURNABY VOLUMES 15-19" / "THIS PLAN IS THE PROPERTY OF / THE / BRITISH LAW INSURANCE COMPANY / LIMITED"
- Does not include the corresponding key plan page or associated plans numbered 1901 to 1914
- Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view associated fire insurance plans
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Fire insurance key plan - Greater Vancouver - Volume XIX - Municipality of Burnaby, 1927
Zoom into ImageFire insurance key plan - Greater Vancouver - Volume XVI - Municipality of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17796
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1927
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 plans on 2 sheets: col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a two page fire insurance key plan titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XVI / Municipality / of Burnaby / Key Plan" surveyed May 1927. Volume XVI includes a two page Key Plan (C and D). .
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 plans on 2 sheets: col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a two page fire insurance key plan titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XVI / Municipality / of Burnaby / Key Plan" surveyed May 1927. Volume XVI includes a two page Key Plan (C and D). .
- Publisher
- Plan Department of Fire Branch of British Columbia Underwriters Association
- Accession Code
- BV987.1.70
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1927
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 400
- Scan Date
- 11/17/2021
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Item "GREATER VANCOUVER / VOLUME XVI / MUNICIPALITY OF / BURNABY / KEY PLAN" does not include associated numbered plans (1601 to 1651)
- These plans were removed from a bound book with labels on cover page reading: "Plan No. 90 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / of / Vancouver VOLUME "8" / IN THE PROPERTY OF THE / British Columbia Insurance Underwriter's Association / Vancouver B.C. / AND IS LOANED / MELVILLE F. THOMSON CO. .../ Date May 26th, 1934"; / "Plan No. 74 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / VANCOUVER VOLUME "9"" / Plan No. 11 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / BURNABY VOLUMES 15-19" / "THIS PLAN IS THE PROPERTY OF / THE / BRITISH LAW INSURANCE COMPANY / LIMITED"
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Fire insurance key plan - Greater Vancouver - Volume XVI - Municipality of Burnaby, 1927
Zoom into ImageFire insurance plans - Greater Vancouver - Volume XVIII - Municipality of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17798
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1927-1950
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 22 plans on 12 sheets : col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XVIII / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927, revised in October 1940 and September 1950. Includes a two page key plan (G and H) and twenty associated plans numbered; 1801; 1802; 1803; 1804; 1805; 1806; 1807; 1808; 18…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 22 plans on 12 sheets : col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
- Material Details
- Scales between [1:600] and [1:6000]
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XVIII / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927, revised in October 1940 and September 1950. Includes a two page key plan (G and H) and twenty associated plans numbered; 1801; 1802; 1803; 1804; 1805; 1806; 1807; 1808; 1809; 1810; 1811; 1812; 1813; 1814; 1815; 1819; 1820; 1821; 1822 and 1832.
- Publisher
- Plan Department of Fire Branch of British Columbia Underwriters' Association
- Accession Code
- BV987.1.70
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1927-1950
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 400
- Scan Date
- 11/17/2021
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Scale 1 inch = 50 feet
- These plans were removed from a bound book with labels on cover page reading: "Plan No. 90 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / of / Vancouver VOLUME "8" / IN THE PROPERTY OF THE / British Columbia Insurance Underwriter's Association / Vancouver B.C. / AND IS LOANED / MELVILLE F. THOMSON CO. .../ Date May 26th, 1934"; / "Plan No. 74 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / VANCOUVER VOLUME "9"" / Plan No. 11 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / BURNABY VOLUMES 15-19" / "THIS PLAN IS THE PROPERTY OF / THE / BRITISH LAW INSURANCE COMPANY / LIMITED"
- Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view associated fire insurance plans
Fire insurance plans - Greater Vancouver - Volume XVII - Municipality of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17797
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1927-1950
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 4 plans on 4 sheets : col. lithographic prints
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XVII / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927, revised in October 1940 and September 1950. Includes a two page key plan (E and F) and two associated plans numbered 1729 and 1738 (located within District Lot 35).
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 4 plans on 4 sheets : col. lithographic prints
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XVII / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927, revised in October 1940 and September 1950. Includes a two page key plan (E and F) and two associated plans numbered 1729 and 1738 (located within District Lot 35).
- Publisher
- Plan Department of Fire Branch of British Columbia Underwriters' Association
- Accession Code
- BV987.1.70
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1927-1950
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Garden Village Area
- Scan Resolution
- 400
- Scan Date
- 2021-11-17
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- These plans were removed from a bound book with labels on cover page reading: "Plan No. 90 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / of / Vancouver VOLUME "8" / IN THE PROPERTY OF THE / British Columbia Insurance Underwriter's Association / Vancouver B.C. / AND IS LOANED / MELVILLE F. THOMSON CO. .../ Date May 26th, 1934"; / "Plan No. 74 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / VANCOUVER VOLUME "9"" / Plan No. 11 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / BURNABY VOLUMES 15-19" / "THIS PLAN IS THE PROPERTY OF / THE / BRITISH LAW INSURANCE COMPANY / LIMITED"
- Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view associated fire insurance plans XVIII
Fire insurance plans - Greater Vancouver - Volume XV - Municipality of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17795
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1927-1940
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 11 plans on 8 sheets : col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XV / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927 and revised October 1940. Volume XV includes a two page Key Plan (A and B) identifying associated plan numbers and district lots and nine numbered fire insurance plans identifi…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 11 plans on 8 sheets : col. lithographic print ; 64 x 54 cm
- Material Details
- Scales between [1:600] and [1:6000]
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of fire insurance plans titled "Greater Vancouver / Volume XV / Municipality / of Burnaby" surveyed May 1927 and revised October 1940. Volume XV includes a two page Key Plan (A and B) identifying associated plan numbers and district lots and nine numbered fire insurance plans identified as; 1507; 1508 ; 1517; 1518; 1519; 1520;1521; 1531and 1532.
- Publisher
- Plan Department of Fire Branch of British Columbia Underwriters' Association
- Accession Code
- BV987.1.70
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 1927-1940
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Vancouver Heights (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Heights Area
- Willingdon Heights Area
- Scan Resolution
- 400
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- These plans are contained within a bound book with labels on cover page reading: "Plan No. 90 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / of / Vancouver VOLUME "8" / IN THE PROPERTY OF THE / British Columbia Insurance Underwriter's Association / Vancouver B.C. / AND IS LOANED / MELVILLE F. THOMSON CO. .../ Date May 26th, 1934"; / "Plan No. 74 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / VANCOUVER VOLUME "9"" / Plan No. 11 / THIS INSURANCE PLAN / OF / BURNABY VOLUMES 15-19" / "THIS PLAN IS THE PROPERTY OF / THE / BRITISH LAW INSURANCE COMPANY / LIMITED"
- Fire insurance plans cover various district lots in Burnaby including: District Lot 116,121, 186 and 187.
- Sticker adhered to Key Plan B reads: "
- Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view fire insurance plans that are part of Volume XV
Highways map of British Columbia, Alberta and adjacent states
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9668
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1930]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. lithographic print ; both sides ; 89.5 x 58 cm, folded to 11.5 x 20 cm
- Scope and Content
- Double sided road map published by Imperial Oil, Ltd. and featuring the main travelled highway routes of British Columbia, Alberta and the Northwestern-most states of the United States of America. The map is a colour lithograph. The main map is green, with the highways highlighted in red. The litho…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. lithographic print ; both sides ; 89.5 x 58 cm, folded to 11.5 x 20 cm
- Material Details
- Scale 1 inch = 20 miles
- A.R. THOMSON / CHIEF CARTOGRAPHER
- Scope and Content
- Double sided road map published by Imperial Oil, Ltd. and featuring the main travelled highway routes of British Columbia, Alberta and the Northwestern-most states of the United States of America. The map is a colour lithograph. The main map is green, with the highways highlighted in red. The lithograph was created in Canada by Rolph Clark Stone Ltd in Toronto. The opposite side of the map features inset maps of the following: the Trans-Canada Highway, the highway between Prince Rupert and Prince George, the highway through the Canadian Rockies, and the highway through the Peace River District. Small city plan maps of highways through major cities, as well as advertisements for Imperial Oil products, are also found on the opposite side of the main map. This map is one of four produced by Imperial Oil that covered the most populated areas of Canada from coast to coast and paralleled Imperial Oil's distribution service.
- Creator
- Thomson, A.R.
- Publisher
- Imperial Oil Limited
- Accession Code
- HV977.37.187
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1930]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-11-10
- Notes
- Title based on content of map
Zoomable Images
Indexed guide map of the City of Vancouver and suburbs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription8678
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1920]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map + textual record : col. lithographic print on paper ; 51.5 x 71 cm folded to 21 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a fold out map entitled "Indexed Guide Map of Vancouver and Suburbs" with index. Map includes concentric circles raditating out from Vancouver City Hall on corner of Hastings Street and Main Street; electric railways are indicated by heavy red lines in centres of streets. Includes …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map + textual record : col. lithographic print on paper ; 51.5 x 71 cm folded to 21 x 10 cm
- Material Details
- Scale [1:47520]
- Index on 4 pages within cardstock cover with advertisements on verso
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a fold out map entitled "Indexed Guide Map of Vancouver and Suburbs" with index. Map includes concentric circles raditating out from Vancouver City Hall on corner of Hastings Street and Main Street; electric railways are indicated by heavy red lines in centres of streets. Includes old and new street names. Index includes a District Lot Index and Street Index.
- Publisher
- Vancouver Map and Blue Print Company
- Accession Code
- HV975.61.13
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1920]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Textual Record
- Publisher Series
- 6th edition revised June 1920
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-11-10
- Notes
- Title based on contents of map
- Cover of booklet reads: "INDEXED / Guide Map / of the CITY of / VANCOUVER / and / SUBURBS / Compiled and Published by / The Vancouver Map & Blue Print Co. / ...."INTERNATIONAL / BOOK SHOP / Cor. Columbia and Hastings Sts._Vancouver, B.C.".
Documents
Zoomable Images
Indexed map of Greater Vancouver
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription8201
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [193-]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map + 1 p. textual records : b&w lithographic print on 1 sheet ; 46 x 41 cm folded to 23 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a promotional brochure for Bekins Moving and Storage, with an indexed map of Greater Vancouver showing distances from the Bekins building located at Pender Street and Beatty Street on one side, and text and images advertising the company's services and facilities on the other side.…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map + 1 p. textual records : b&w lithographic print on 1 sheet ; 46 x 41 cm folded to 23 x 10 cm
- Material Details
- Scale not defined
- Printing on two sides of sheet
- Folded into eight sections
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a promotional brochure for Bekins Moving and Storage, with an indexed map of Greater Vancouver showing distances from the Bekins building located at Pender Street and Beatty Street on one side, and text and images advertising the company's services and facilities on the other side. Cover of folded map reads "Indexed Map of Greater Vancouver / The Great Northwest for Opportunity / Compliments of / Bekins Moving and / Storage Co.".
- Responsibility
- Bekins Moving and Storage Company Limited
- Accession Code
- HV976.26.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [193-]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Textual Record
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-08-17
- Notes
- Title based on contents of map
Zoomable Images
Map of Burnaby Municipality
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription8693
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1914 and 1921]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : lithographic print, ms. annotations and hand col. on linen ; 83.5 x 57.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Map of "BURNABY / MUNICIPALITY". "COMPILED & PUBLISHED / BY / DOMINION BLUEPRINT & MAP CO. / 576 SEYMOUR STREET / PHONE SEY. 4670 / VANCOUVER, B.C." The map also includes a handwritten title in ink above which reads: "Townplanning Maps in T.135." District lots, subdivisions, wards, blocks, schools…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : lithographic print, ms. annotations and hand col. on linen ; 83.5 x 57.5 cm
- Material Details
- Scale [1:1666]
- Scope and Content
- Map of "BURNABY / MUNICIPALITY". "COMPILED & PUBLISHED / BY / DOMINION BLUEPRINT & MAP CO. / 576 SEYMOUR STREET / PHONE SEY. 4670 / VANCOUVER, B.C." The map also includes a handwritten title in ink above which reads: "Townplanning Maps in T.135." District lots, subdivisions, wards, blocks, schools, names, roads, railways are identified in black ink along with water ways and municipal borders. Additions have been added on top of original map print which include: red dashed lines in ink; green, blue, red lines in pencil crayon; purple, brown and red watercolour on some lots along with a bridge across the Fraser R. in red ink; pencilled Standard, Shell and Union Oil properties; pencilled numbers, arrows, natural features, notes; one line is "Gas 1930", "April 1924" next to a lot notation.
- Publisher
- Compiled and Published by Dominion Blueprint & Map Co.
- Responsibility
- Hill and Barnett Land Surveyors
- Accession Code
- BV994.34.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1914 and 1921]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Scale is measured in inches to feet
Map of Burnaby Municipality
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription9669
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1922]
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : black ink ; 66.5 x 54 cm, on waxed linen sheet 70.5 x 48.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map of the Burnaby Municipality. The map identifies various land features such as: District Lots with names of property owners and parks, wards, railways, roads and water ways.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Ronald G. Scobbie collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : black ink ; 66.5 x 54 cm, on waxed linen sheet 70.5 x 48.5 cm
- Material Details
- Scale 1:31680
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map of the Burnaby Municipality. The map identifies various land features such as: District Lots with names of property owners and parks, wards, railways, roads and water ways.
- Creator
- Hill, Albert James
- Accession Code
- BV003.83.42
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1922]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Transcribed title
- Map is signed by "Albert J. Hill / Civil Engineer / and / Provincial Land Surveyor / New Westminster / B.C."
- Title on map reads: "Map / of / Burnaby Municipality"
- Scale: "40 chs = 1 in."
Map of Dominion of Canada
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription11396
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1932]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. ink on paper ; 50 x 88 cm on paper 58.5 x 96 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of "Map of the Dominion of Canada" produced by the Department of the Interior and the National Development Bureau in 1932. The map includes information about the railway lines in operation and under construction for the Canadian National Railways, Canadian Pacific Railways, and other …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. ink on paper ; 50 x 88 cm on paper 58.5 x 96 cm
- Material Details
- Scale 100 miles = 1 inch
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of "Map of the Dominion of Canada" produced by the Department of the Interior and the National Development Bureau in 1932. The map includes information about the railway lines in operation and under construction for the Canadian National Railways, Canadian Pacific Railways, and other railways. The map also includes Steamship Routes with distances included.
- Accession Code
- BV006.24.20
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- [1932]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Transcribed title
Map of location of Toishan Middle school
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription8695
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1919 and 1926]
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : blueprint ink on paper ; 41.5 x 25.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a topographic map with Chinese characters indicating the location of where the Toishan Middle school will be constructed. Overseas Chinese who originated from Toishan county in China participated in the fundraising efforts for the first phase of building this school (there were thr…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co. fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : blueprint ink on paper ; 41.5 x 25.5 cm
- Material Details
- Map details include elevation contours, marsh, roads, water and rail
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a topographic map with Chinese characters indicating the location of where the Toishan Middle school will be constructed. Overseas Chinese who originated from Toishan county in China participated in the fundraising efforts for the first phase of building this school (there were three phases in total). The block of text on the bottom right describes the geographical location of the school. It also mentions some of the amenities that they want to add to the school grounds, which requires additional funding.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Schools
- Accession Code
- BV985.5331.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1919 and 1926]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scan Date
- December 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of map
Images
Map of Municipality of Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription8200
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1921
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : lithographic print, b&w ; 83 x 56 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map of the Municipality of Burnaby compiled and published by Dominion Blueprint & Map Company.
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : lithographic print, b&w ; 83 x 56 cm
- Material Details
- Scale : 1:24,000 inches
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map of the Municipality of Burnaby compiled and published by Dominion Blueprint & Map Company.
- Creator
- Dominion Map and Blueprint Co.
- Publisher
- Blue Printers, Map Publishers and Draughtsmen
- Accession Code
- HV976.11.1
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1921
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 340
- Scan Date
- 22 Dec. 2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of map
- Cardstock map cover reads: "Map / of the / Municipality of / Burnaby / Published by / Dominion Map & Blue Print Co. / Arts and Crafts Bldg /576 Seymour St., Vancouver, B.C. / Blue Printers, Map Publishers and Draughtsmen / Phone Sey 4670 / Price, 50 c."
- Title on map reads: "Burnaby / Municipality."
Zoomable Images
Map of proposed provincial exhibition site at Burnaby Lake
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription8703
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [between 1929 and 1931]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : photostat print ; 3 parts 45 x 33.7 cm totalling 45 x 101 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a tri-part folding map of a proposed Provincial Exhibition site located along the southern and western shore of Burnaby Lake. Exhibtion site on map identifies proposed locations for a golf course, pier, hydroplane landing ramp, sports ground, one-mile horse racing track and various…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : photostat print ; 3 parts 45 x 33.7 cm totalling 45 x 101 cm
- Material Details
- Scale [1:1800]
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a tri-part folding map of a proposed Provincial Exhibition site located along the southern and western shore of Burnaby Lake. Exhibtion site on map identifies proposed locations for a golf course, pier, hydroplane landing ramp, sports ground, one-mile horse racing track and various buildings for mechanical, agricultural and botanical displays.
- Subjects
- Exhibitions
- Accession Code
- BV017.2.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [between 1929 and 1931]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Burnaby Lake Area
- Scan Resolution
- 400
- Scan Date
- 2021-11-18
- Notes
- Title based on contents of map
- Scale on map reads: "150 feet to 1 inch"
- Overall measurements when fully opened: L: 98.0 cm x H: 45.3 cm ; Individual map parts: L: 32.7 cm x H: 45.0 cm
- Commercially printed label on front of portfolio card reads "PLOWRIGHT PRINTING COMPANY / TELEPHONE N.W. 1942 / 39 McKENZIE STREET NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. / TO: [illegible writing in pencil]" in blue ink. Red typewritten text reads: "PHOTOSTAT OF BURNABY LAKE".