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Description

The Treaty of Paris in 1783 formally ended the American Revolution. Several articles of the treaty outlined boundaries. After the War of 1812 and the Treaty of Ghent (1814), commissioners were selected from both the British and American sides to clarify the northeastern border.

Titled "Islands by Treaty of 1783 for the first time annexed to the United States from which are excepted such as belong to Nova Scotia," the map includes islands off the "coast of the United States," "islands always part of Massachusetts," and "an imaginary line 10 leagues from shore, which was the Province Boundary of Massachusetts."

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About This Item

• Title: Map of "Islands by Treaty of 1783," ca. 1817
• Creation Date: circa 1817
• Subject Date: 1783
• Locations:
  • ME
  • Nova Scotia, Canada
• Media: Ink on paper
• Dimensions: 34 cm x 20.5 cm
• Local Code: Coll. 26 Map FF 16
• Collection: Barclay collection
• Object Type: Text and Image

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Cross Reference Searches

Standardized Subject Headings

• Canada--Boundaries
• Canada--Maps, Manuscript.
• Definitive Treaty of Peace Between Great Britain and the United States (1783 September 3)
• Northeast boundary of the United States--Maps, Manuscript.
• Treaty of Ghent (1814 December 24)
• United States--Boundaries

Other Keywords

• District of Maine
• International Relations
• Northeast border

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Maine Historical Society
485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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