The 17 maps cover the west coast of British Columbia, but primarily the south coast of Vancouver Island, with some coverage of Vancouver Island and the coast of the mainland. The maps contain small corrections from the time that they were published.

From the charts it is possible to get the names of the surveyors, see a pattern of the most common to show up are PC Musgrave, WK Willis, HD Parizeau, F Anderson, JH Knight, HP Douglas. Along with publication info there was also the occasional mention of JD (John Dennett) Potter who sold them as he was an agent for the Admiralty charts.

The series contains 17 maps:
1944-Map of Esquimalt Harbour
1934- Colour Map of Esquimalt Harbour
1940-Map of Victoria Harbour
1914-Map of Sooke Inlet
1908-Map of Masset Harbour (survey done on ship Egeria)
1943-Map of Fraser River: Steveston to Tilbury Island
1943-Colour Map of Nanaimo Harbour
1935-Map of Plans of South Coast of Vancouver Island (Esquimalt and Victoria Harbours)
1925-Map of Esquimalt and Victoria Harbours (survey done on HMS Hecate)
1928-Map of Vancouver Island Race Rocks to Discovery Island
1900-Map of Vancouver Island and Adjacent Shores
1878-Map of Becher Bay
1939-Colour Map of Rivers Inlet and Nelson Narrows
1922-Colour Map of Granby Bay, Alice Arm
1942-Colour Map of Prince Rupert Harbour and Approaches
1929-Colour Map of Approaches to Skeena River
1943-Map of Plans in the Vicinity of Fitz Hugh Sound (Namu Harbour, Kwakshua Channel, Passages in Vicinity of Addenbroke Island)