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Description
Samuel Thompson, assistant surveyor for the British Commission, created this plane chart of Rainy Lake, in fulfillment of the 7th article of the Treaty of Ghent. This map is part of a larger archive, the Thomas Barclay collection (Coll. 26), related to the drawing of the Northeast boundary between British Canada and the United States.
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About This Item
- Title: A plane chart of Rainy Lake, ca. 1820
- Creator: Samuel Topsham
- Creation Date: circa 1820
- Subject Date: circa 1820
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Locations:
- MIN
- ONT, Canada
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 74 cm x 108 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 26, Map FOS 11
- Collection: Barclay collection
- Object Type: Text and Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Canada--Boundaries--United States--Maps, Manuscript.
- Treaty of Ghent (1814 December 24)
- United States--Boundaries--Canada--Maps, Manuscript.
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