Vancouver old map
You can find on this page the Vancouver old map to print and to download in PDF. The Vancouver historical map and the vintage map of Vancouver present the past and evolutions of the city of Vancouver in British Columbia - Canada.
Vancouver historical map
The Vancouver old map shows evolutions of Vancouver city. This historical map of Vancouver will allow you to travel in the past and in the history of Vancouver in British Columbia - Canada. The Vancouver ancient map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.
The first European to explore the coastline of present-day Point Grey and parts of Burrard Inlet was José María Narváez of Spain, in 1791, although one author contends that Francis Drake may have visited the area in 1579. The historical city is named after George Vancouver, who explored the inner harbour of Burrard Inlet in 1792 and gave various places British names. The explorer and North West Company trader Simon Fraser and his crew were the first known people of European race to set foot on the site of the present-day city. In 1808, they travelled from the east down the Fraser River, perhaps as far as Point Grey as you can see in Vancouver historical map.
Vancouver vintage map
The Vancouver vintage map give a unique insight into the history and evolution of Vancouver city. This vintage map of Vancouver with its antique style will allow you to travel in the past of Vancouver in British Columbia - Canada. The Vancouver vintage map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.
The vintage City of Vancouver was incorporated on April 6, 1886, the same year that the first transcontinental train arrived. CPR president William Van Horne arrived in Port Moody to establish the CPR terminus recommended by Henry John Cambie, and gave the city its name in honour of George Vancouver. The Great Vancouver Fire on June 13, 1886, razed the entire city as you can see in Vancouver vintage map. The Vancouver Fire Department was established that year and the city quickly rebuilt. Vancouver population grew from a settlement of 1,000 people in 1881 to over 20,000 by the turn of the century and 100,000 by 1911. Vancouver merchants outfitted prospectors bound for the Klondike Gold Rush in 1898. One of those merchants, Charles Woodward, had opened the first Woodward store at Abbott and Cordova Streets in 1892 and, along with Spencer and the Hudson Bay department stores, formed the core of the city’s retail sector for decades.