Cartoproblematica hobby work is on hold. My focus is to lead the venture OrbMB Technologies Corp.
1854 Victoria, BC Survey
Whilst researching land issues in the provincial Capital Regional District (Victoria, BC) came across an 1854 survey of properties. This …
A “Stirling” map of Newfoundland?
In the midst of researching the Nova Scotia coast during 2017, I came across a map of the Grand Banks …
A Fine Chart is a Fine Wine
One of the neat things about a hobby like this is meeting people across Canada and around the world who …
Update: Mahone Bay
Charts & Surveys circa 1592-1900 ~ image clips added to documents list: https://davehuer.com/cartoproblematica/atlantean/maritime-puzzles/mahone-bay-treasures/research-notes/mahone-bay-charts-surveys/
1857 Vignette of BC’s South Coast
https://archive.org/details/atlasofunitedsta00roge (1857) The cartographer and printer producing a fine, delicately tinted map. This close-up showing the border of BC and …
Horne Lake – the Trail is the Lake
It is time to be starkly explicit. My research suggests that the original, pre-contact, trail is the Lake and canoes …
On the trail of a 1698 Survey
Col. Engineer Römer’s ca. 1698 Memorial & Mappe I’ve been searching out liming technologies (kilns of various designs) and from …
Boston Lime Warfare?
An interesting anomaly during the Mahone Bay smuggling investigations, noticed earlier this year. Boston, MA officially imported limestone from England …
Horne Lake Trail – History updates
Pre-contact/early colonial trail – first list of references Primary mss & maps + secondary sources Notes on Captain G.H.Richards, RN …
Finding Aid: British logbooks, 18th c to WWII
Sometimes lucky! I’ve been researching Royal Navy sources for a document on lime manufacture, circa 1700. During that search, found …
Parliament’s Shoulder Patch
This is a screenshot of a Parliamentary Precinct security officer’s shoulder patch. Compare it to the image at Parliament’s home …