Details

Subject(s)

• British Columbia—Discovery and exploration—Maps [Browse]
• Railroads—British Columbia—Maps [Browse]
• Waterways—British Columbia—Maps [Browse]
• Chilcotin Indians—Wars—British Columbia [Browse]
• Chilcotin Indians [Browse]
• Indigenous peoples of North America—British Columbia [Browse]
• Transportation—British Columbia—Maps [Browse]
• Canada—Maps [Browse]
• Indigenous Studies [Browse]

Related name

Waddington, Alfred, 1800?-1872 [Browse]

Engraver

Weller, Edward, 1819-1884 [Browse]

Publisher

• Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain) [Browse]
• John Murray (Firm) [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Physical maps [Browse]
• Thematic maps [Browse]
• Maps [Browse]

Summary note

Map of British Columbia shows wagon roads, trails, and explored routes, including projected route of railroads. Map of Canada shows proposed land and water communication, proposed and completed railroads.

Notes

• Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
• Forest and soil resources shown by text and shading.
• Wagon roads, trails and explored routes shown in British Columbia.
• Sketch map shows a proposed land & water communication, proposed & completed railways, fertile belt and arid country.
• From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 38, (1868), pp. 118-28; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v.38 1868
• At lower right corner of map of Canada: Edwd. Weller.

With

• With: Sketch map showing proposed communication between Canada and British Columbia to accompany the paper by Mr. A. Waddington.
• Issued to accompany article: On the geography and mountain passes of British Columbia in connection with an overland route / by A. Waddington, Esq. Read before the Royal Geographical Society, March 9, 1868.

Other format(s)

• Available also online through: Princeton University Libraries, Digital Map & Geographic Data Web site.
• Online version of map and companion article available also through the JSTOR Web site. Access limited to subscribing member institutions only.

Other title(s)

Sketch map showing proposed communication between Canada & British Columbia to accompany the paper by Mr. A. Waddington.

In

Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 38 (1868), p. 118-28, facing page 118. London : John Murray

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