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Scope and Content: A birds eye view map of Burnaby, drawn by Mark Lewis, Parks staff, as a Parks-Maintenance Centennial Project for the 1892 - 1992 Burnaby Centennial. It features wildlife found in Burnaby and highlights civic buildings, parks and other prominent structures of the time. This is not a scale map.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Series: Maps of Burnaby and Greater Vancouver series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : blueline print ; 71 cm x 119 cm

Material Details: "1892 BURNABY/ CENTENNIAL 1992" printed in a banner across the top of the map Burnaby Centennial logo is located in the lower right side. "ALL WILDLIFE SHOWN CAN STILL / BE FOUND IN THE BURNABY AREA" printed in lower right corner "DRAWN BY / MARK LEWIS / A PARKS-MAINTENANCE / CENTENNIAL PROJECT" printed in the very lower right corner.; The map is dark blue ink, there is no colour.

Scope and Content: A birds eye view map of Burnaby, drawn by Mark Lewis, Parks staff, as a Parks-Maintenance Centennial Project for the 1892 - 1992 Burnaby Centennial. It features wildlife found in Burnaby and highlights civic buildings, parks and other prominent structures of the time. This is not a scale map.

History: Drawn by Mark Lewis of the Parks-Maintenance Dept for the 1882 - 1992 Centennial of Burnaby. Mark always loved birds-eye maps, and showed this map to his supervisors while the work was still in progress. They suggested the map could be a Parks Maintenance Centennial Project. Mark agreed, and completed the map, including Burnaby landmarks and sketches of wildlife. Several copies of the map were given to schools so students could colour them.

Creator: Lewis, Mark

Accession Code: BV013.8.1

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1992]

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 05-Jun-2013

Scale: 96

Notes: Transcribed title

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Bird's Eye View of the Burnaby Lake Area

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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…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series

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

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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…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Century Park Museum Association fonds

Series: Heritage Village Museum exhibits and artifacts series

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

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 1977

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : col. ink on paper ; 77 x 55 cm folded to 28 x 19 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a map of Burnaby District Municipality, British Columbia, compiled by the Burnaby Planning Department. The map indicates locations of schools, parks, cemeteries, improved streets and private roads, etc.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: June 1977

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Municipal record subseries

Physical Description: 1 map : col. ink on paper ; 77 x 55 cm folded to 28 x 19 cm

Material Details: Scale : 1 cm = 1/8 of a mile

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 42694

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Item is a map of Burnaby District Municipality, British Columbia, compiled by the Burnaby Planning Department. The map indicates locations of schools, parks, cemeteries, improved streets and private roads, etc.

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Burnaby Zoning Map

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1973

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map

Scope and Content: Item is a Burnaby Zoning Map describing Bylaw no. 4742 (collected by Evelyn Salisbury).

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1973

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Evelyn Salisbury subseries

Physical Description: 1 map

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS061-100

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS1991-24

Scope and Content: Item is a Burnaby Zoning Map describing Bylaw no. 4742 (collected by Evelyn Salisbury).

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Insurance Plan of the Municipality of Burnaby, B.C. Volume 1

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1964

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 plan : col. ; both sides ; on 39 sheets 33 x 30 cm

Scope and Content: Item is volume one of the fire insurance plan for the Municipality of Burnaby for 1963, updated to 1964. This item was collected by the Burnaby Planning Department for information purposes. The Fire Insurance plans cover areas east of Boundary Road and west of Gilley Avenue with Burrard Inlet to th…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: March 1964

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Series: Planning General series

Physical Description: 1 plan : col. ; both sides ; on 39 sheets 33 x 30 cm

Material Details: Scale : 1 inch = 1200 feet

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 46225

Accession Number: 2012-15

Scope and Content: Item is volume one of the fire insurance plan for the Municipality of Burnaby for 1963, updated to 1964. This item was collected by the Burnaby Planning Department for information purposes. The Fire Insurance plans cover areas east of Boundary Road and west of Gilley Avenue with Burrard Inlet to the north and the Fraser River to the south.

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Underwriters Survey Bureau

Notes: Transcribed title

Map of Greater Vancouver and Lower Mainland Area

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1960]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : col. ; on sheet 56 x 88 cm, folded to 19 x 10 cm + 1 p. cover ; 22 x 50 cm folded to 22 x 13 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a "Map of Greater Vancouver and Lower Mainland Area" with a detachable cardboard cover that lists "streets, districts, schools, churches, shopping centres, parks, etc."

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1960]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Municipal record subseries

Physical Description: 1 map : col. ; on sheet 56 x 88 cm, folded to 19 x 10 cm + 1 p. cover ; 22 x 50 cm folded to 22 x 13 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 42574

Accession Number: BHS1995-15

Scope and Content: Item is a "Map of Greater Vancouver and Lower Mainland Area" with a detachable cardboard cover that lists "streets, districts, schools, churches, shopping centres, parks, etc."

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Traffic Flow Map of Greater Vancouver

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1959

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : col ; 53 x 82.5 cm on sheet 47 x 86 cm

Scope and Content: Map laying out traffic flow of Greater Vancouver Regional District which includes Burnaby.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1959

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Series: Planning General series

Physical Description: 1 map : col ; 53 x 82.5 cm on sheet 47 x 86 cm

Material Details: Scale : 1 inch = .57 miles

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 59930

Access Restriction: Open access

Accession Number: 2016-09

Scope and Content: Map laying out traffic flow of Greater Vancouver Regional District which includes Burnaby.

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Publisher: Prepared for Neon Products of Canada Ltd.

Notes: Transcribed title

Dial map of Greater Vancouver and Suburbs

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1958

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : col. ; ink on sheet 55 x 73 cm folded to 28 x 14 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a Dial map of Greater Vancouver and Suburbs, published by Dominion Map and Blueprint Ltd. in Vancouver. Map includes both old and new street names.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1958

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Municipal record subseries

Physical Description: 1 map : col. ; ink on sheet 55 x 73 cm folded to 28 x 14 cm

Material Details: Scale : 1 1/4 inches = 1 mile

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 42695

Access Restriction: Open access

Accession Number: BHS1999-05

Scope and Content: Item is a Dial map of Greater Vancouver and Suburbs, published by Dominion Map and Blueprint Ltd. in Vancouver. Map includes both old and new street names.

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Dominion Bridge Company Limited - Burnaby Plant

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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

Series: Fire Insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby series

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"

Plan of Survey Lot A of Block 1 District Lot 42

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: June 1957

Collection/Fonds: Seaforth School fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 survey plan : blueline print ; 42.5 x 47 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a survey plan of Lot A, of Block 1, District Lot 42, Group 1, New Westminster District. According to Explanatory Plan 5421 Burnaby, B.C. Seaforth School and grounds are noted on plan on the corner of Piper Avenue and Government Street.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Seaforth School fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 survey plan : blueline print ; 42.5 x 47 cm

Material Details: Scale: 1 inch = 50 feet

Scope and Content: Item consists of a survey plan of Lot A, of Block 1, District Lot 42, Group 1, New Westminster District. According to Explanatory Plan 5421 Burnaby, B.C. Seaforth School and grounds are noted on plan on the corner of Piper Avenue and Government Street.

Creator: Burnett, David H.

Names: Seaforth School

Accession Code: BV987.2.3

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: June 1957

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2022-07-07

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Title reads: "PLAN OF SURVEY / LOT "A", OF BLOCK 1 / DISTRICT LOT 42, 'GROUP 1 , / NEW WESTMINSTER DISTRICT / ACCORDING TO EXPLANATORY PLAN 5421 / BURNABY, B.C."

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Provincial Prison Farm - Oakalla - Plan Showing Central Areas of the Property / Planning Department

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1954

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 plan : b&w ink on paper ; 148 x 92 cm folded to 39 x 23 cm

Scope and Content: One large plan of Oakalla and the surrounding areas, Plan no. 4436-1.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1954

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Series: Facilities series

Physical Description: 1 plan : b&w ink on paper ; 148 x 92 cm folded to 39 x 23 cm

Material Details: Scale : 1 inch = 50 feet

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 8966

Accession Number: 2001-02

Scope and Content: One large plan of Oakalla and the surrounding areas, Plan no. 4436-1.

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Game Regulation Map of British Columbia

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1954

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : col. ; on sheet 55 x 70 cm folded to 23 x 11 cm + 1 p. (newsprint)

Scope and Content: Item is the "Game Regulation Map of British Columbia" for the 1954-1955 hunting season showing provincial electoral districts.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1954

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Ephemera subseries

Physical Description: 1 map : col. ; on sheet 55 x 70 cm folded to 23 x 11 cm + 1 p. (newsprint)

Material Details: 1 p. accompanying is a newspaper clipping from the Vancouver Sun dated August 6, 1954 that pertains to the "new" game regulations; Scale : 1 inch = 40 miles

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 42684

Accession Number: BHS2007-04

Scope and Content: Item is the "Game Regulation Map of British Columbia" for the 1954-1955 hunting season showing provincial electoral districts.

Media Type: Cartographic Material

BC Electric Guide to Greater Vancouver

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 1952

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : col. ; on paper ; 54 x 85 cm folded to 21 x 9 cm

Scope and Content: Item is the BC Electric Guide to Greater Vancouver consisting of a transit system map of Greater Vancouver, a Greater Vancouver Street Index along with listings for Parks, Golf and Country Clubs, etc.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 1952

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Pixie McGeachie subseries

Physical Description: 1 map : col. ; on paper ; 54 x 85 cm folded to 21 x 9 cm

Material Details: Scale : one inch equals approximately 0.57 miles

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 42686

Accession Number: BHS1996-08

Scope and Content: Item is the BC Electric Guide to Greater Vancouver consisting of a transit system map of Greater Vancouver, a Greater Vancouver Street Index along with listings for Parks, Golf and Country Clubs, etc.

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Vancouver

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1951

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : col. ; on paper ; 51 x 71 cm folded to 29 x 18 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a map of Vancouver produced by the Geographic Division, Surveys and Mapping Service, Department of Lands and Forests, British Columbia.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1951

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Anne Sievenpiper subseries

Physical Description: 1 map : col. ; on paper ; 51 x 71 cm folded to 29 x 18 cm

Material Details: Scale 1 : 250,000 - Approximately 4 miles to 1 inch

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 42661

Accession Number: BHS2001-02

Scope and Content: Item is a map of Vancouver produced by the Geographic Division, Surveys and Mapping Service, Department of Lands and Forests, British Columbia.

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Notes: Transcribed title

Planning Map of Chinese Market Gardens on Marine Drive

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [between 1950 and 1959] (date of original), 2017 (date of duplication)

Collection/Fonds: Herbert Yee Law family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col. ; 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Scanned copy of a survey plan of district lots 163, 162, 157, 158, and 165, near the Chinese Market Gardens along Marine Drive.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Herbert Yee Law family fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 photograph (tiff) : col. ; 300 dpi

Scope and Content: Scanned copy of a survey plan of district lots 163, 162, 157, 158, and 165, near the Chinese Market Gardens along Marine Drive.

History: Survey plan of district lots 163, 162, 157, 158, and 165, which is primarily the area farmed by Chinese and Chinese-Canadian market gardeners around Marine Drive between Royal Oak and Mandeville (present-day Nelson). Two Chinese/Chinese Canadian land owners can be seen on the map: N.G. Wah Sing (or Ng Wah Sing) and Yee Law (or Herbert Law).

Subjects: Agriculture - Crops; Agriculture - Farms; Persons - Chinese Canadians

Names: Law, Yee "Herbert"; Chinese Market Gardens

Geographic Access: Marine Drive

Accession Code: BV017.40.2

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [between 1950 and 1959] (date of original), 2017 (date of duplication)

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Historic Neighbourhood: Fraser Arm (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Big Bend Area

Scan Resolution: 300

Scan Date: 11/19/2017

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on contents of copy scan of map; Herbert Yee Law was donor's father and this map may have originally been his copy of the city planning/engineering documents.

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Planning Map of Chinese Market Gardens on Marine Drive, [between 1950 and 1959] (date of original), 2017 (date of duplication) thumbnail

Sectional map and street directory of Vancouver : Dial map of greater Vancouver including adjacent municipalities

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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,…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Series: Maps of Burnaby and Greater Vancouver series

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

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Sectional map and street directory of Vancouver : Dial map of greater Vancouver including adjacent municipalities, [ca. 1950] thumbnail

Graphic Map and Street Guide of Vancouver British Columbia / Graphic Publishers Canada

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [ca. 1950]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map

Scope and Content: Map and street guide of Vancouver, including North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and Lulu Island. Map also includes an index of parks, schools, hospitals and other places of interest.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [ca. 1950]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Ephemera subseries

Physical Description: 1 map

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 37274

Accession Number: 2008-19

Scope and Content: Map and street guide of Vancouver, including North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and Lulu Island. Map also includes an index of parks, schools, hospitals and other places of interest.

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Map of the Fraser Valley

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1950

Collection/Fonds: Maurice Phillips collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : col. on paper ; 35 x 86 cm, folded to 18 x 23 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a Map of The Fraser Valley, compiled, published, and copyright held by T.W. McKenzie, Chilliwack B.C., with the assistance of road foremen and municipal engineers.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1950

Collection/Fonds: Maurice Phillips collection

Physical Description: 1 map : col. on paper ; 35 x 86 cm, folded to 18 x 23 cm

Material Details: Scale : 1 inch = 2.5 miles

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS158-002

Accession Number: 2011-13

Scope and Content: Item is a Map of The Fraser Valley, compiled, published, and copyright held by T.W. McKenzie, Chilliwack B.C., with the assistance of road foremen and municipal engineers.

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Notes: Transcribed title; Advertisement at front of map reads: "T.C. Polson / Special Representative / Fraser Valley Farms / Bell-Irving Insurance Agencies Ltd. / Real Estate Department / 930 West Pender St., Vancouver 1, B.C. / 24 hour phone: PA cific-4341 / Competent Service since 1894"

Okanagan Fishing Guide

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1948

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : col. ink on paper handcol. ; 24 x 35 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of map titled "Okanagan Fishing Guide / Showing / Major Roads / and the / Best Fish Lakes". Hand drawn map compiled and drawn by W.C. Rueber, Kelowna B.C. of Okanagan Lake area. Advertisement at bottom of page indicates that it may have been produced by "OK USED FURNITURE STORE / 239 …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Series: Maps of British Columbia and Canada series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : col. ink on paper handcol. ; 24 x 35 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of map titled "Okanagan Fishing Guide / Showing / Major Roads / and the / Best Fish Lakes". Hand drawn map compiled and drawn by W.C. Rueber, Kelowna B.C. of Okanagan Lake area. Advertisement at bottom of page indicates that it may have been produced by "OK USED FURNITURE STORE / 239 BERNARD AVE., KELOWNA, B.C....". The map was copyrighted in Canada on July 20, 1948, No. 79416.

Creator: Rueber, W.C.

Publisher: OK Used Furniture Store

Accession Code: BV006.24.116

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: May be restricted by third party rights

Date: 1948

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2021-11-23

Notes: Transcribed title; Staining on map with creases from being folded and handcoloured markings with blue pencil

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1946 Data Report (supplement) - Burnaby Town Planning Commission

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1946

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Scope and Content: This data report also contains a supplemental folder of maps.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1946

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Series: Planning General series

Physical Description: Textual record and cartographic material

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 11805

Accession Number: 2003-17

Scope and Content: This data report also contains a supplemental folder of maps.

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

Lower Mainland Regional Plan

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1945

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 7 maps : col. ; 22.5 x 53.5 cm on sheets 42 x 65 cm

Scope and Content: A collection of seven maps titled "Lower Mainland Regional Plan". Maps are numbered and subtitled as: "Light and Power Distribution / Map No. 5"; "Harbour Areas" / Map No. 8"; "Land Use" / Map No. 2"; "Water Supply" / Map No. 6"; "Dykes" / Map No. 7"; "Population Distribution / Map_No._1". All maps…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1945

Collection/Fonds: Planning Department fonds

Series: Planning General series

Physical Description: 7 maps : col. ; 22.5 x 53.5 cm on sheets 42 x 65 cm

Material Details: Scale : in miles; Map no. 4 is missing

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 59929

Access Restriction: Open access

Accession Number: 2016-09

Scope and Content: A collection of seven maps titled "Lower Mainland Regional Plan". Maps are numbered and subtitled as: "Light and Power Distribution / Map No. 5"; "Harbour Areas" / Map No. 8"; "Land Use" / Map No. 2"; "Water Supply" / Map No. 6"; "Dykes" / Map No. 7"; "Population Distribution / Map_No._1". All maps have are marked with boundaries, and landmarks including Historical Monuments, Custom Ports, Airports and Railways.

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Responsibility: Bureau of Post War Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Regional Planning Division

Notes: Transcribed title; Credit on maps read as: "Bureau_of_Post_War / Rehabilitation_and_Reconstruction / Regional_Planning_Design / Parliament_Buildings_Victoria_BC / Date_Sept_1st_1945 / (signed by ) [A.G._Graham]"

Dease Lake survey map

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 12, 1944

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map

Scope and Content: Item is a Dease Lake survey map produced by the Canada Department of Mines and Resources, Surveys and Engineering Branch.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: April 12, 1944

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Bancroft family subseries

Physical Description: 1 map

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS110-037

Accession Number: BHS2004-06

Scope and Content: Item is a Dease Lake survey map produced by the Canada Department of Mines and Resources, Surveys and Engineering Branch.

Media Type: Cartographic Material

The Fraser Canyon and Okanagan

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [194-]

Collection/Fonds: Maurice Phillips collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : col. on paper ; 42.5 x 49 cm, folded to 23 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a map of "the Fraser Canyon and Okanagan / Scenic Highway Loop of British Columbia, Canada" published by the British Columbia Government Travel Bureau, Department of Trade and Industry.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [194-]

Collection/Fonds: Maurice Phillips collection

Physical Description: 1 map : col. on paper ; 42.5 x 49 cm, folded to 23 x 10 cm

Material Details: Scale not indicated

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS158-003

Accession Number: 2011-13

Scope and Content: Item is a map of "the Fraser Canyon and Okanagan / Scenic Highway Loop of British Columbia, Canada" published by the British Columbia Government Travel Bureau, Department of Trade and Industry.

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Notes: Transcribed title

Municipality of Burnaby

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: 1936

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : b&w print on paper ; 59 x 43 cm

Scope and Content: Map of the Municipality of Burnaby compiled and published by City Map and White Print Co.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Series: Maps of Burnaby and Greater Vancouver series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : b&w print on paper ; 59 x 43 cm

Scope and Content: Map of the Municipality of Burnaby compiled and published by City Map and White Print Co.

Creator: City Map and White Print Co.

Publisher: City Map and White Print Co.

Accession Code: HV976.158.7

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: 1936

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 2022-04-06

Scale: 100

Notes: Title based on content of map; Title on map reads: "MUNICIPALITY / OF / BURNABY / BRITISH COLUMBIA / Compiled and Published by / CITY MAP AND WHITE PRINT CO."; Stamp on map reads: "SFU LIBRARY / SEP 1974 / G. 3514 / B87 / 1936"; Stamp on map reads: "SFU LIBRARY / AUG 1973 / G. 3514 / B87 / 1936"; Cirular seal stamp on map reads: "The University of / Library / British Columbia"

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Municipality of Burnaby, 1936

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Municipality of Burnaby

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1936-1937]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : canvas, handcoloured ; 140 x 80 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a canvas map of Municipality of Burnaby created by City Map and White Print Co.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: [1936-1937]

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: North Burnaby Board of Trade subseries

Physical Description: 1 map : canvas, handcoloured ; 140 x 80 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS118-009

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Accession Number: BHS2005-8

Scope and Content: Item is a canvas map of Municipality of Burnaby created by City Map and White Print Co.

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Municipality of Burnaby

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1936

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : b&w on paper ; 80 x 55 cm folded to 18 x 10 cm, in cover 19 x 23 cm folded to 19 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a map of the "Municipality of Burnaby" compiled and published by City Map and White Print Co.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1936

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Ephemera subseries

Physical Description: 1 map : b&w on paper ; 80 x 55 cm folded to 18 x 10 cm, in cover 19 x 23 cm folded to 19 x 12 cm

Material Details: Information on cover is in green ink; Scale : 1 inch = 1600 feet

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 42682

Accession Number: BHS1991-35

Scope and Content: Item is a map of the "Municipality of Burnaby" compiled and published by City Map and White Print Co.

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Edition: Copyright 1934, revised November 1936

Wrigley's Official Arrow City map of Greater Vancouver and New Westminster

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1936

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : blueprint ink on paper ; 60 x 85 cm folded to 25 x 11 cm in cover

Scope and Content: Item is Wrigley's Official Arrow City map of Greater Vancouver and New Westminster, published by Roy Wrigley Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd. in Vancouver. Map includes a street index of "Vancouver and [the] Lower Mainland." The maps shows main streets, bus lines, interurban lines, street car lines a…

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1936

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Ephemera subseries

Physical Description: 1 map : blueprint ink on paper ; 60 x 85 cm folded to 25 x 11 cm in cover

Material Details: Scale : 1 inch = 3000 feet; Cover is in col. and is attached to corner of map

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 42693

Accession Number: BHS1986-43

Scope and Content: Item is Wrigley's Official Arrow City map of Greater Vancouver and New Westminster, published by Roy Wrigley Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd. in Vancouver. Map includes a street index of "Vancouver and [the] Lower Mainland." The maps shows main streets, bus lines, interurban lines, street car lines and numbers.

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Notes: Interior map is entitled "Wrigley's NEW Map of Vancouver and Lower Mainland"

Municipality of Burnaby

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1936

Collection/Fonds: Maurice Phillips collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : b&w on paper ; 80 x 55 cm folded to 18 x 10 cm, in cover 19 x 23 cm folded to 19 x 12 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a map of the "Municipality of Burnaby" compiled and published by City Map and White Print Co.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: November 1936

Collection/Fonds: Maurice Phillips collection

Physical Description: 1 map : b&w on paper ; 80 x 55 cm folded to 18 x 10 cm, in cover 19 x 23 cm folded to 19 x 12 cm

Material Details: Information on cover is in green ink; Scale : 1 inch = 1600 feet

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS158-004

Accession Number: 2011-13

Scope and Content: Item is a map of the "Municipality of Burnaby" compiled and published by City Map and White Print Co.

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Edition: Copyright 1934, revised November 1936

Notes: Transcribed title

Map of Vancouver

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1935

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : col. on paper ; 51 x 71 cm folded to 19 x 10 cm

Scope and Content: Item is a "Map of Vancouver, New Westminster, Burnaby and North Shore" published by City Map & White Print Co. of Vancouver.

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1935

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Bernard Bellinger subseries

Physical Description: 1 map : col. on paper ; 51 x 71 cm folded to 19 x 10 cm

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 42675

Accession Number: BHS1991-08

Scope and Content: Item is a "Map of Vancouver, New Westminster, Burnaby and North Shore" published by City Map & White Print Co. of Vancouver.

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Map of Dominion of Canada

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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

Series: Maps of British Columbia and Canada series

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.

Creator: Government of Canada - Department of the Interior

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

Proposed sidewalk on grounds of Kingsway West School

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: March 24, 1932

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 survey plan : ink on waxed linen sheet ; 55 x 25 cm

Scope and Content: Item consists of a survey plan titled “Plan Showing Proposed / Sidewalk on Grounds of / Kingsway West School”

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Series: School and church plans series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 survey plan : ink on waxed linen sheet ; 55 x 25 cm

Material Details: Scale 20’=1”

Scope and Content: Item consists of a survey plan titled “Plan Showing Proposed / Sidewalk on Grounds of / Kingsway West School”

Creator: McGugan, Donald Johnston

Names: Kingsway West School

Accession Code: BV003.83.40

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: March 24, 1932

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 15-Jan-2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Transcribed title; Note in pencil reads: ‘4222”

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Burnaby Park track

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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”.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Series: Subdivision and survey plans series

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”.

Creator: Burnett & McGugan, Engineers and Surveyors

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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Indexed map of Greater Vancouver

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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.…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Series: Maps of Burnaby and Greater Vancouver series

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

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Highways map of British Columbia, Alberta and adjacent states

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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…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Series: Maps of British Columbia and Canada series

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

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Highways map of British Columbia, Alberta and adjacent states, [1930]

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Daily Telegraph War Map of Germany with bombing sites

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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

Series: Joseph H.C. Corsbie RCAF records series

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"

Map of proposed provincial exhibition site at Burnaby Lake

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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…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Series: Maps of Burnaby and Greater Vancouver series

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".

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St. Margaret's Anglican Mission

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1929]

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 building insurance plan for St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church. Title of plan reads: "St. Margaret's Anglican Mission (note:"Church" has been crossed out and corrected with "Mission") / Lot 10, DL 132 / GP1 N.W.D." . Curtis Street is identified to the north and Sperling Av…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Series: School and church plans series

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 plan : black ink and watercol. on paper ; 30.45 x 30.5 cm

Material Details: Scale 1 inch = 40 feet

Scope and Content: Item consists of building insurance plan for St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church. Title of plan reads: "St. Margaret's Anglican Mission (note:"Church" has been crossed out and corrected with "Mission") / Lot 10, DL 132 / GP1 N.W.D." . Curtis Street is identified to the north and Sperling Ave. to the west.

Creator: Burnett & McGugan, Engineers and Surveyors

Subjects: Buildings - Religious - Churches

Names: St. Margaret of Scotland Anglican Church

Geographic Access: Sperling Avenue; Curtis Street

Accession Code: BV003.83.50

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1929]

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Scan Resolution: 600

Scan Date: 15-Jan-2021

Scale: 100

Notes: Transcribed title; Note in pencil on verso reads: "St. Margaret's Anglican Mission / Lot 10, DL 132 / 1" = 40' "; Note in balck in on verso reads: "3704"

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Re-plotting Plan of DL 189

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Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 1929

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 map : b&w on paper ; 36 x 58 cm folded to 22 x 29 cm

Scope and Content: Item is the "Re-plotting of DL 189 and Portions of DL's 122, 127, 188, 205 & 218 Plan Showing Areas Disturbed / Tentative Plan of Re-plotting of DL 189 and Portions of DL's 122, 127, 188, 205 & 218."

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: December 1929

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Municipal record subseries

Physical Description: 1 map : b&w on paper ; 36 x 58 cm folded to 22 x 29 cm

Material Details: Scale not indicated

Description Level: Item

Record No.: 42683

Accession Number: BHS1997-23

Scope and Content: Item is the "Re-plotting of DL 189 and Portions of DL's 122, 127, 188, 205 & 218 Plan Showing Areas Disturbed / Tentative Plan of Re-plotting of DL 189 and Portions of DL's 122, 127, 188, 205 & 218."

Media Type: Cartographic Material

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Note with plan reads: "Further information in Burnaby Municipal Minutes Dec. 16, 1929. Minute Book # 17 pp 288+"

Fire insurance plans - Greater Vancouver - Volume XV - Municipality of Burnaby

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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

Series: Fire Insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby series

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.

Creator: British Columbia Underwriters' Association

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

Fire insurance key plan - Greater Vancouver - Volume XVI - Municipality of Burnaby

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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). .

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Series: Fire Insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby series

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). .

Creator: British Columbia Underwriters' Association

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 plans - Greater Vancouver - Volume XVII - Municipality of Burnaby

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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

Series: Fire Insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby series

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).

Creator: British Columbia Underwriters' Association

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 XVIII - Municipality of Burnaby

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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

Series: Fire Insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby series

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.

Creator: British Columbia Underwriters' Association

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 key plan - Greater Vancouver - Volume XIX - Municipality of Burnaby

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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".

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Series: Fire Insurance plans of Greater Vancouver and Burnaby series

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".

Creator: British Columbia Underwriters' Association

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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A Sound Investment

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/archivedescription66108

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1926

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 1 brochure

Scope and Content: Item is a brochure entitled "A Sound Investment" which includes a "Map Showing Location of Burnaby Reverted Lands Now Offered for Sale."

Repository: City of Burnaby Archives

Date: 1926

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Historical Society fonds

Series: Community Archives Collection series

Subseries: Richard Bolton subseries

Physical Description: 1 brochure

Description Level: Item

Record No.: MSS153-001

Accession Number: BHS1986-09

Scope and Content: Item is a brochure entitled "A Sound Investment" which includes a "Map Showing Location of Burnaby Reverted Lands Now Offered for Sale."

Media Type: Textual Record; Cartographic Material

Notes: Transcribed title

East Burnaby United Church

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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.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Ronald G. Scobbie collection

Series: School and church plans series

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.

Creator: Burnett & McGugan, Engineers and Surveyors

Subjects: Buildings - Religious - Churches

Names: East Burnaby United Church, 1925-2008

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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Map of Burnaby Municipality

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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

Series: Scobbie map collection series

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 Municipality of Burnaby

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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.

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Series: Maps of Burnaby and Greater Vancouver series

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."

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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…

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum Map collection

Series: Maps of Burnaby and Greater Vancouver series

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.

Creator: The Vancouver Map & Blueprint Co. Ltd.

Publisher: Produced by Photo - Lithography, Colonist , Victoria, B.C.

Subjects: First Nations reserves - British Columbia

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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