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[Atlas of miscellaneous plans in the Railway Belt, west of the fifth meridian]
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- cartographic material
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Dominion Lands Offices, Kamloops or Revelstoke [branches].
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Scales 1:15 840 and 1:31 680
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[1903-1922] (Creation)
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1 atlas : 95 b&w and col. maps ; 5 cm
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Custodial history unknown. Accessioned in 1984.
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Item consists of one bound album measuring 41 x 55 cm. It contains 95 miscellaneous plans of the BC Railway Belt, west of the 5th meridian. Maps were created by the Dominion Lands Office between ca. 1903-1922. Individual maps range in dimensions and substrate material. Several have been annotated with colour and pencil. Received dates are stamped on most maps, noting the Dominion Lands Office branches of either Revelstoke or Kamloops. Maps show a variety of features such as rivers, lakes, mountain ranges, forest types, park reserves, Canadian Pacific Railway lines, legal subdivision numbers, and names of homesteaders.
Maps are arranged by range (Ranges 15-29) and township or range, township, and quadrant, based on surveys conducted by numerous surveyors between 1885-1919. Maps from 1920 and earlier were approved and confirmed by the Department of the Interior, Ottawa, Surveyor General, Édouard-Gaston Deville. Maps from 1921 were approved and confirmed for the Surveyor General by Thomas Shanks.
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Physical condition
Covers are coated with dust. They are stained and frayed at their corners. Maps vary in amount of creasing and marks. One map has come loose of the binding and is tucked between the final bound map and back cover. Numerous maps are larger than the covers and extend beyond the right edge. Such pages exhibit additional curling, marking, and tears.
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Item is in the public domain.
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Accession number(s): 18622Y
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Archives code(s): CM/Y18622
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Paper label adhered to the front cover has handwritten text in ink crossed out with pencil: "Blue prints of released timber berths", suggesting that the covers had been repurposed. "Dominion Lands Office, Dept. of the Interior" has been stamped onto front cover. A small paper label in the top right corner of the front cover states: "738".
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- Canadian Pacific Railway Company (Subject)
- Canada. Department of the Interior (Subject)