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Description

Samuel Thompson, assistant surveyor for the British Commission, created this plane chart of the Lake of the Woods 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: Lake of the Woods, ca. 1820
• Creation Date: circa 1820
• Subject Date: circa 1820
• Locations:
  • MIN
  • ONT, Canada
• Media: Ink on paper
• Dimensions: 80 cm x 158 cm
• Local Code: Coll. 26, Map FOS 13
• Collection: Barclay collection
• Object Type: Text and Image

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Cross Reference Searches

Standardized Subject Headings

• Canada--Boundaries--United States--Maps, Manuscript.
• Lake of the Woods--Maps, Manuscript--19th century.
• Northeast boundary of the United States--Maps, Manuscript.
• Treaty of Ghent (1814 December 24)
• United States--Boundaries--Canada--Maps, Manuscript.

People

• Thompson, David
• Thompson, Samuel

Other Keywords

• Broken Road River
• Burntwood Point
• Cornfield Island
• Drift Wood Point
• Isle aux sable
• Little Rice River
• Pine River
• Portage Mouille
• Red Rock Island
• Reed River
• Rice River
• Turtle Carry Place
• Wabebeca
• War Road River
• Winter Road River

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For more information about this item, contact:

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