Explore Open Collections: Interim Forest Cover Series Maps
From 1951 to 1957, British Columbia made the first-ever systematic inventory of the province’s forests. In 1958, the Interim Forest Cover Series Maps were produced using a combination of aerial photographs (40 chain photos) and ground sampling plots. Each map is accompanied by an envelope, providing a forest inventory summary of the region within the […]
Oldest Books in Open Collections
Before the invention of the printing press, books were produced by hand. You can find examples of such manuscripts from the 13th and 14th centuries in the collection of Western Manuscripts and Early Printed Books. [Bible], [between 1200 and 1299] One of the oldest manuscript books in Open Collections is a Latin Bible from the […]
Exploring Architectural Drawings of UBC Vancouver Campus
A number of architectural plans and drawings of UBC Vancouver Campus are housed in the UBC Archives. They document the evolution and growth of the campus. In this post, we pair a few sketches with the photographs of buildings on campus from the UBC Archives Photograph Collection. Woodward Library Woodward Library is connected to the […]