An agent of change: William Drewry and land surveying in British Columbia, 1887-1929

An agent of change: William Drewry and land surveying in British Columbia, 1887-1929

In 1887, following the completion of the CPR to the Pacific, William Stewart Drewry took part in the Topographical Survey of Canada's first experiment with photographic surveying, which he applied to the Rocky Mountain Railway Belt. He then surveyed the rich mining districts of BC during the K...

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Main Author: Cameron, Darby
Other Authors: Rajala, Richard
Language:English
en
Published: 2009
Subjects:
survey
surveyor
mapping
cartography
topographical
photogrammetry
photo-topography
Rocky Mountain
Railway Belt
Kootenay
hardrock mining
Chief Water Commissioner
Canadian Pacific Railway
COMINCO
grid
Selkirk Mountains
Silver Lead Mines Association
Land Surveying Association
UVic Subject Index::Humanities and Social Sciences
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1828/1608

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http://hdl.handle.net/1828/1608

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