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BC Archives - Cartographic Records

BC Geographical Names Information System

Searchable database.

BC Place Names

18th century maritime influences on British Columbia place names compiled from a study of the records of Captains Cook and Vancouver, various Spanish naval officers and explorers, and the traders of several nationalities. In particular verification has been sought in the definitive work of Captain Walbran.

Canadian Maps

1926 Souvenir Highway Map-Province of Saskatchewan; Early 1900s Map of Western Canada, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba: Canadian National Railways (shows township, range, meridian markings); The New World Atlas and Gazetteer 1922 Edition, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba (shows Provincial Electoral Districts 1922), California (Shows 1922 Counties), Austria, Hungary, Czecho-slovakia, Roumania, Jugo-slavia, Europe; Saskatchewan Wheat Pool Maps 1924 and 1984 (all SWP maps show meridians, township and range markings); 1947-48, 1950-51 and 1952-53 Saskatchewan Pool Country Elevator System Maps with calendar index.

David Rumsey Historical Map Collection - British Columbia ^FREE

This free collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century maps of North and South America, although it also has maps from around the world. The collection dates from about 1700 to the 1950s. There are now more than 48,000 items online, with new additions added regularly.

Geographical names in Canada / Toponymes du Canada

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection

From The University of Texas at Austin.