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A map, labelled The Northwest Coast, showing Vancouver Island and its surrounding area in the Pacific Ocean. A rectangle is drawn on the map to indicate the location of Clayoquot Sound.
A map, labelled Clayoquot Sound, showing the location indicated by the rectangle on the previous map in more detail. Meares Island is labelled on the map.
A portion of a historical map by John Meares. It shows Haida Gwaii, labelled as 'Q. Charlottes Isles,' and a hypothetical inland sailing path around BC.
The west coast section of “A Chart of the Interior Part of North America Demonstrating the very good probability of an Inland Navigation from Hudsons Bay to the West Coast” from John Meares’ book, Voyages to the North-West Coast of America, published in London in November 1790. Note “the sea” surrounding most of present-day British Columbia accessed via Juan de Fuca Strait and extending north of Haida Gwaii. From the collection of Gary Little
A sketch of the area of Clayoquot Sound, also known as Port Cox, as viewed from above. It is labelled in French: 'Esquisse du Port Cox dans le District de Wicananish.' Mountains are drawn across the upper right corner of the sketch.
The sketch of Port Cox from the French edition of Meares’ Voyages. Note that Meares Island, featuring Lone Cone, is shown lying in profile upper right. The top village is Opitsat. Today’s Tofino lies at the end of the peninsula. The hazards to navigation are apparent. From the collection of Gary Little
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