Maritime Museum - British Columbia
The Maritime Museum of British Columbia is operated in Victoria, B.C., by the Maritime Museum of British Columbia Society. The museum was established in 1954 and moved to its present location in 1964. The museum acquires artifacts, archival records, publications and historical reference material relating to maritime history and the maritime culture of Canada's West Coast. Its archival holdings include extensive collections of nautical charts, ships plans, and photographs as well as a wide range of corporate records and personal papers. The collection consists of nautical charts created by over forty institutions, including the Canadian Hydrographic Service, the Admiralty Hydrographic Office, the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office, the Danish Hydrographic Office, the London Board of Trade and the British East Indian Company. The largest number focus on waters around British Columbia, along with a number of surveys charting the coast of Alaska. The collection also includes charts, including Admiralty charts, of water of the United States, Europe, Africa, and Australia and New Zealand. The collection also contains LORAN charts, meteorological charts, fleet reviews and shipwreck charts.
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