Deville, Édouard-Gaston National Historic Person

Yoho National Park, British Columbia
North-West Territory map shewing Dominion Land Surveys between west boundary of Manitoba and third principal meridian [cartographic material] : from a map compiled by E. Deville, Inspector in charge of current surveys. © Bibliothèque et Archives Canada / Library and Archives Canada / C-3697105
North-West Territory map
© Bibliothèque et Archives Canada / Library and Archives Canada / C-3697105
North-West Territory map shewing Dominion Land Surveys between west boundary of Manitoba and third principal meridian [cartographic material] : from a map compiled by E. Deville, Inspector in charge of current surveys. © Bibliothèque et Archives Canada / Library and Archives Canada / C-3697105Deville, Édouard-Gaston © Parcs Canada / Parcs CanadaDeville, Édouard-Gaston © Parcs Canada / Parks Canada
Address : Yoho Valley Road, Yoho National Park, British Columbia

Recognition Statute: Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date: 1971-10-14
Life Date: 1849 to 1924

Other Name(s):
  • Deville, Édouard-Gaston  (Designation Name)

Importance: Surveyor General of Canada (1885), introduced technique of photogrammetry

Plaque(s)


Existing plaque: Entrance of Monarch Campground Yoho Valley Road, British Columbia

Born in France, Deville served as a hydrographer with the French Navy before coming to Canada in 1874. He took part in the Dominion survey of the newly acquired North-West Territories, becoming Inspector of Surveys for Canada in 1881 and Surveyor General in 1885. A pioneer in the new science of photogrammetry, he introduced the technique to the mapping of the Canadian Rockies between 1888 and 1896. He gained an international reputation as author, designer of equipment for photogrammetric mapping, and improver of map reproduction techniques. Mount Deville in Yoho National Park bears his name. He died in Ottawa.