H.M.S. Egeria Plaque in Stanley Park
The H.M.S. Egeria plaque marks a highly significant historical spot used by the British Royal Navy to initially survey Coal Harbour and the earliest shoreline boundaries of Vancouver.
The landmark features an old concrete slab embedded with a small commemorative plaque, serving as a reminder of the region's rich maritime cartography roots.
Plaque & Concrete Inscriptions
The historical marker states the following notes:
H.M.S. Egeria
1898
This concrete slab was set by the Royal Engineers in 1865 and was used as a survey point in 1898 by the Royal Navy Survey Ship H.M.S. Egeria.
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Where is the H.M.S. Egeria Plaque in Stanley Park?
The H.M.S. Egeria Plaque is located just off the designated bicycle path of the eastern Stanley Park Seawall.
It can be found by travelers moving along the waterfront pathway loop midway between the athletic Harry Jerome Statue and the historic maritime fencing around the Nine O'Clock Gun.