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- Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Cos 1
- Damude, E. F. 1
- Dominion Map and Blueprint Co. 1
- Garden, Hermon & Burwell 1
- Government of Canada - Department of Mines - Geological Survey Branch 1
- Hill, Albert James 2
- Lands and Works Department, Victoria B.C. 1
- Milroy, Rollin 1
- Pauls, Naomi 1
- Schwabb, C.L. Jr. 1
- Vancouver Map and Blue Print Company 1
- The Vancouver Map & Blueprint Co. Ltd. 1
Canadian pharmaceutical journal, v. 80, no. 14
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary6571
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Special Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- Accession Code
- BV988.6.108
- Call Number
- 615.1 CAN
- Contributor
- Damude, E. F.
- Place of Publication
- Whitby, Ont.
- Publication Date
- 1947
- Physical Description
- p. 730-782 : ill. ; 30 cm
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Pharmaceutical industry
- Pharmacy
- Periodicals
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Object History
- This item was transferred from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia.
- Notes
- "E. F. Damude, Editor" --title page
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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Dominion Bridge Company Limited - Burnaby Plant
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription17538
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 29 Aug. 1957
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : col. lithographic print ; 50.5 x 84 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a fire insurance plan of the Dominion Bridge Company Burnaby Plant located on the east side of Boundary Road near Lougheed Highway. The plan is in two sheets mounted on a backing board. The buildings are located and colour coded. The plan includes profiles of the buildings. Title o…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : col. lithographic print ; 50.5 x 84 cm
- Material Details
- Scale [1:960]
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a fire insurance plan of the Dominion Bridge Company Burnaby Plant located on the east side of Boundary Road near Lougheed Highway. The plan is in two sheets mounted on a backing board. The buildings are located and colour coded. The plan includes profiles of the buildings. Title on plan reads "DOMINION BRIDGE COMPANY, LIMITED / "BURNABY PLANT" / Burnaby, B.C.". The site plan was surveyed by C. L. Schwaab Jr.
- History
- Dominion Bridge Company was a major enterprise in Burnaby operating from the 1930 until the mid 1970s. Dominion Bridge constructed steel structures ranging from portions of the Golden Gate and Lions Gate Bridges to holding tanks for pulp mills. Beginning in the mid-1970s, unused areas of the site were used for filming on a temporary basis and in 1987 the site was established as a dedicated studio production facility named Bridge Studios.
- Creator
- Schwabb, C.L. Jr.
- Subjects
- Buildings - Industrial - Factories
- Names
- Dominion Bridge Company
- Responsibility
- Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Cos
- Geographic Access
- Boundary Road
- Street Address
- 2400 Boundary Road
- Accession Code
- BV015.10.1
- Access Restriction
- Restricted access
- Reproduction Restriction
- May be restricted by third party rights
- Date
- 29 Aug. 1957
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Broadview (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- West Central Valley Area
- Scan Resolution
- 400
- Scan Date
- 2021-11-28
- Notes
- Title based on contents of plan
- Scale on plan reads "1 inch = 80 ft / By V. Pitkin"
- Identfication information in bottom right corner of plan reads: "FACTORY MUTUAL ENGINEERING DIVISION / Associated Factory Mutual Fire Insurance Cos. / Norwood, Mass. / SERIAl 47330 / Replacing 35238 / INDEX 3994"
Indexed guide map of the city of Vancouver and Suburbs
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription8694
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1914
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map + textual record : col. lithographic print on paper ; 55 x 78 cm on sheet 58.5 x 82 cm folded to 20 x 10 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map "Indexed Guide Map of the City of Vancouver and Suburbs compiled and published by The Vancouver Map and Blueprint Co. Ltd. Map shows district lots, blocks and boundaries between City of Vancouver, Point Grey, South Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and parts of Richmond, No…
- 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 ; 55 x 78 cm on sheet 58.5 x 82 cm folded to 20 x 10 cm
- Material Details
- Scale not defined
- Map is folded into booklet form
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a map "Indexed Guide Map of the City of Vancouver and Suburbs compiled and published by The Vancouver Map and Blueprint Co. Ltd. Map shows district lots, blocks and boundaries between City of Vancouver, Point Grey, South Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and parts of Richmond, North Vancouver and West Vancouver. Concentric cirlces indicate the distance in miles from the intersection of Main Street and Hastings Street, Vancouver in intervals of 1/2 mile. Map is folded into booklet form and includes a four page index with cardstock cover. Index page 1 is titled "Hotels"; page 2 is titled "District Lot Index"; pages 3-8 "Street Index".
- Publisher
- Vancouver Map and Blueprint Company Limited
- Edition
- 5th Edition revised to June 1914
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- HV983.9.18
- Date
- 1914
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 600
- Scan Date
- 2023-08-17
- Notes
- Transcribed title from map and cover
- Sticker adhered to front cover of index of two lions "Service / "WE GIVE IT" / WESTERN SPECIALTY / LIMITED/ STATIONERS AND PRINTERS / VANCOUVER - B.C."
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Mathison the printer : special issue Vancouver's first printer, Amphora, no. 150
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumlibrary5936
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection
- Reference Collection
- Material Type
- Textual Record
- ISBN
- 0003200X
- Call Number
- 686 MAT
- Contributor
- Milroy, Rollin
- Pauls, Naomi
- Place of Publication
- [Vancouver, B.C.]
- Publisher
- Alcuin Society
- Publication Date
- 2008
- Printer
- Still Creek Press
- Physical Description
- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
- Library Subject (LOC)
- Printing--History
- Printing
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Notes
- "Robert Mathison Jr's 'Tasty Printing' by Stephen Lunsford, page 3 . . . .'Yesterday's Paper' by John S. Keenlyside, Page 18"
- "A unique collection of material from Vancouver's first job printer records the hopes, prejudices and routine business of a bygone era."
- Contributor: Rollin Milroy - editor Naomi Pauls - copy editor
Portion of New Westminster District with Adjacent Islands and Part of Vancouver Island
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription8690
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1910
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. ink on canvas ; 68 x 90 cm on canvas 70 x 95 cm
- Scope and Content
- "Map of Portion of New Westminster District with Adjacent Islands and Part of Vancouver Island / Drawn at the Lands and Works Department. Victoria, B.C."
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col. ink on canvas ; 68 x 90 cm on canvas 70 x 95 cm
- Material Details
- Scale 1/4 inch = 80 chains
- Scope and Content
- "Map of Portion of New Westminster District with Adjacent Islands and Part of Vancouver Island / Drawn at the Lands and Works Department. Victoria, B.C."
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV994.11.9
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1910
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Notes
- Title based on contents of map
- Cleaned by conservator Dec 2009
![Sectional map and street directory of Vancouver : Dial map of greater Vancouver including adjacent municipalities, [ca. 1950] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/2000/2000_0003_0011_001%20WEB.jpg?width=280)
Sectional map and street directory of Vancouver : Dial map of greater Vancouver including adjacent municipalities
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription8697
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [ca. 1950]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 maps and 1 p. of textual records on 1 sheet : lithographic prints, col. ; 55.5 x 75 cm + 2 dials and 25 x 72 cm + directory on sheet 55.5 x 75 cm, folded to 28.5 x 12.5 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item is a sectional map and street directory titled "Dial Map of Greater Vancouver and adjacent Municipalities" with a map on one side titled "Dial Map of Greater Vancouver and Suburbs" including Vancouver, West Vancouver, North Vancouver and Burnaby and includes street car and bus lines, railways,…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 2 maps and 1 p. of textual records on 1 sheet : lithographic prints, col. ; 55.5 x 75 cm + 2 dials and 25 x 72 cm + directory on sheet 55.5 x 75 cm, folded to 28.5 x 12.5 cm
- Material Details
- Scales 1:42240, 1:144823
- 2 alphabetic dials on narrow strips of paper attached to map by grommets
- Scope and Content
- Item is a sectional map and street directory titled "Dial Map of Greater Vancouver and adjacent Municipalities" with a map on one side titled "Dial Map of Greater Vancouver and Suburbs" including Vancouver, West Vancouver, North Vancouver and Burnaby and includes street car and bus lines, railways, hospitals, parks, block nos. and street indexes with two alphabetic dials, one for Vancouver, the other for New Westminster. The other side of the map includes a map of "Fraser Valley" along with a directory of Vancouver street car and bus routes, business blocks, public buildings, hospitals, bathing beaches, locations of Vancouver fire halls and Vancouver city schools.
- Creator
- Dominion Map and Blueprint Co.
- Publisher
- Sectional Map and Street Directory Company
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- BV000.3.11
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [ca. 1950]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 380
- Scan Date
- 22-Dec-2020
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of map
Images
![Sectional map and street directory of Vancouver : Dial map of greater Vancouver including adjacent municipalities, [ca. 1950] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/2000/2000_0003_0011_001%20WEB.jpg)
Subdivision plans in New Westminster District Group 1 – Burnaby, Vancouver and map - Canada Department of Mines
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription6994
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- 1890-1909
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : graphite on paper + 2 plans : black ink on paper + 1 map : col. on paper mounted on 2 sides of cardboard 76 x 102 cm
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a large board with one New Westminster District subdivision plan mounted on one side and two New Westminster District subdivision plans and one colour map mounted on the other side. Side A: 1. "Plan / of Subdivision of / Blocks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 / Lot 77 / Group 1 / New Westminster D…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 1 plan : graphite on paper + 2 plans : black ink on paper + 1 map : col. on paper mounted on 2 sides of cardboard 76 x 102 cm
- Material Details
- Scales 1:720 and 1:1200 and 1:.00001578
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a large board with one New Westminster District subdivision plan mounted on one side and two New Westminster District subdivision plans and one colour map mounted on the other side. Side A: 1. "Plan / of Subdivision of / Blocks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 / Lot 77 / Group 1 / New Westminster District / BC. / Scale 100 feet = 1 inch", "Deposited 8th day / of April 1890 / Mowileg [sic] / Dist. Regt". Plan is drawn in graphite with annotations: "AB_Parts_lettered_are_lots_in / the_different_subdivisions" / "Owners: / James E. Hall / P.S.Cabilan [sic] by his attorney Joseph Hall / Joseph Hall / Eliza J. Shannon / John Harrison"; "This plan is correct and is prepared under the / provisions of the Land Registry Act" ; signed by: "Gordon Herman & Burwell / Dominion & Provincial Land Surveryors / Vancouver March 19th/90" . Plan is initialed by: "RB" [sic] (in blue pencil crayon) and measures: 99.5 x 65 cm (Geographic location: Burnaby) Side B: 1. Map titled "Canada / Department of Mines / Geological Survey Branch" / "Hon.W Templeton, Minister / A.P. Low, Deputy Minister / R.W. Brock, Acting Director", Vol. XXXI, Plate I / Compiled under the direction of / James White, F.R.G.S. Geographer /Dep. of Interior". Note above map reads: "To illustrate Mr. James Barrowman's report as Delegate at the Excursion - meeting of the Canadian Mining Institute", "The instiitution of Mining Engineers / Transactions 1908 - 1909", "The Mining Institute of Scotland / Transactions 1908-1909". Map identifies minerals and includes a Legend and Scale: 100 miles = 1 inch 2. "Plan / of Subdivision of / Lot 4 / of Subdivision of / Lot 87. Gr. 1 / New Westminster District / Scale 60' = 1in." Plan is initialed by: "RB" [sic] along with a note "also Board / 48" (in blue pencil crayon) (Geographic location: Burnaby) 3. Plan of "Lot 335 / G. 1" west of Boundary Road and north of River Road - Vancouver. (Geographic location: Vancouver)
- Publisher
- The Mining Institute of Scotland
- Geographic Access
- Vancouver
- Accession Code
- HV977.93.25
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- 1890-1909
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scale
- 72
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Scale is measured in feet and miles.
- The term "Lot" often refers to "District Lot"
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![Survey and Subdivision plans in New Westminster District Group 1 – Burnaby, [1905-1917] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/1977/1977_0093_0022a_001.jpg?width=280)
Survey and Subdivision plans in New Westminster District Group 1 – Burnaby
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription6991
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1905-1917]
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 12 plans : 6 black ink on paper + 2 black & col. ink on paper + 4 graphite on paper
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a large board of six New Westminster District subdivision plans mounted on one side and six New Westminster District subdivision plans mounted on the other side. Side A: 1. Plan drawn in graphite with markings in black ink "Surveyed for Mr. W. Wilson / Paterson Stat. B.C.E.R." . …
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum Map collection
- Description Level
- File
- Physical Description
- 12 plans : 6 black ink on paper + 2 black & col. ink on paper + 4 graphite on paper
- Material Details
- Scales [between 1:360 and 1:3168]
- Index number on edge of board reads: "22"
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of a large board of six New Westminster District subdivision plans mounted on one side and six New Westminster District subdivision plans mounted on the other side. Side A: 1. Plan drawn in graphite with markings in black ink "Surveyed for Mr. W. Wilson / Paterson Stat. B.C.E.R." . Plan includes subdivision of lots situated between B.C.E. Railway and Vancouver Road (Kingsway). (Geographic location: Burnaby) 2. Subdivision plan (no title) drawn in black ink with annotations in graphite. Plan covers District Lots 2, 4 and 6, west of North Road. Plan is stamped: "Albert J. Hill, Civil Engineer / and / Provincial Land Surveyor, / New Westminster, / B.C. (Geographic location: Burnaby) 3. Plan of "Portion of Municipality" with intials "RB" [sic] (handwritten in blue crayon). Plan covers the area north east of the City of New Westminster including District Lots 11, 13, 14, 12, 1 and 2. Plan is stamped: "Albert J. Hill, Civil Engineer / and / Provincial Land Surveyor, / New Westminster, / B.C. (Geographic location: Burnaby) 4."Plan / of Subdivision of / N.W.1/4 Lot 175 / Group 1 New West. Dist. / B.C. / Scale 4 chs = 1 in. " Plan is stamped: "Albert J. Hill, Civil Engineer / and / Provincial Land Surveyor, / New Westminster, / B.C. and initialed : "RB" [sic] (in blue pencil crayon) (Geographic location: Burnaby) 5. "Subdivision / of a Portion of / Lot 15 Group 1 / New Westminster Dist. / Scale 4 chs = 1 in". Plan provides numbered sudivisions - Lots 1 to 15 of District Lot 15 in red ink. (Geographic location: Burnaby) 6. Plan of "Central Park & / Vicinity" Plan includes subdivisions of District Lot 153 east of Central Park District Lot 151 and subdivision of District Lot 36 and 49 west of Boundary Road (Vancouver). Plan is stamped: "Albert J. Hill, Civil Engineer / and / Provincial Land Surveyor, / New Westminster, / B.C. and initialed : "RB" [sic] (in blue pencil crayon). (Geographic location: Burnaby) Side B: 1. Subdivision plan (no title) drawn in black ink. Plan identifies lots between Vancouver Road (Yale Road is crossed out and replaced with Vancouver Road) and B.C.E. Railway. "Scale 2 chs = 1 in" (Geographic location: Burnaby) 2. Plan of "Subdivision Lot 1 / Lot 69 Gr. 1 / Scale 30' = 1 " " Plan identifies Boundary Road, Still Creek and a Road Allowance between District Lot 118 and District Lot 69. Plan was "Surveyed for Burnaby Mun. Council / March 11th 1908 / G.K.B." (Geographic location: Burnaby) 3. Plan drawn in black ink (no title) showing a subdivision in Lot 25 with names "Newcomb", "Debeck" and "Armstrong" along with roads identified as Third Street, Cumberland Street, Armstrong Street and Cariboo [sic] Street and including Lots 27, 11 and 13.Plan is stamped: "Albert J. Hill, Civil Engineer / and / Provincial Land Surveyor, / New Westminster, / B.C. and initialed : "RB" [sic] (in blue pencil crayon). (Geographic location: Burnaby) 4. Handrawn subdivision plan in graphite titled: "Lot 13, Gr.1" with intials "RB" [sic] (handwritten in blue crayon). Plan is bordered by Armstrong Street (Lot 11, G.1), Cumberland St. (Lot 25, G.1) and Tenth Avenue (City Boundary). The plan is singed by "Albert J. Hill / P.L.S." and one of the subdivided lots is identified with the name: "W. Karrymann". (Geographic location: Burnaby) 5. Handrawn sketch in graphite titled: "Lot 88, Gr.1" with intials "RB" [sic] (handwritten in blue crayon). Plan appears to be a draft of a subdivision plan of a portion of District Lot 88 along Cumberland Road. The plan is signed: "16/7/17 _W.F. Draper [sic] / B.C.L.S." (Geographic location: Burnaby) 6. "Plan / of Subdivision / of Blocks 61, 62 and 2 / Lot 30 / Group 1 / N.W. Dist. / Scale 1ch = 1 in". Plan is intialed by: "PB" with a note: "Also see board 2 / for duplicate" (handwritten in blue crayon). (Geographic location: Burnaby)
- Creator
- Hill, Albert James
- Geographic Access
- Boundary Road
- Kingsway
- Cumberland Street
- Accession Code
- HV977.93.22
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1905-1917]
- Media Type
- Cartographic Material
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Scan Resolution
- 300
- Scale
- 100
- Notes
- Title based on contents of file
- Scale is measured in chains and feet. (One chain equals 792 inches)
- The term "Lot" can also refer to a "District Lot”
- Some plans are stamped: "Albert J. Hill, Civil Engineer / and / Provincial Land Surveyor, / New Westminster, / B.C." and intialed: "RB" [sic]
Images
![Survey and Subdivision plans in New Westminster District Group 1 – Burnaby, [1905-1917] thumbnail](/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Cartographic_Material/1977/1977_0093_0022a_001.jpg)
