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Description
This manuscript map of Lake Erie depicts the international border between the U.S. and Canada. The cartographers based the western part of the map on actual surveys created under the orders of the Board of Commissioners, while they derived the eastern section from existing maps. This map is part of the Thomas Barclay Collection (Coll. 26).
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About This Item
- Title: Manuscript map of Lake Erie, ca. 1818
- Creation Date: circa 1818
- Subject Date: circa 1818
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Locations:
- ONT, Canada
- Cuyahoga County, OH
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 58.5 cm x 232 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 26, Map R 5
- Collection: Barclay collection
- Object Type: Text and Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Canada--Boundaries--United States--Maps, Manuscript--19th century.
- Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.)
- Erie, Lake--Maps, Manuscript--19th century.
- Northeast boundary of the United States--Maps, Manuscript--19th century.
- Rocky River Watershed (Ohio)
- Treaty of Ghent (1814 December 24)
- United States--Boundaries--Canada--Maps, Manuscript--19th century.
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Other Keywords
- Ballast Island
- Black Rock
- Cunningham Island
- Hat Island
- Miami Bay
- Point Pele Island
- Rattle-Snake Island
- Sandusky Point
- Sandusky River
- Turtle Island
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