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Description

Assistant Surveyor Samuel Thompson, working under the authority of the Commissioners of the 7th Articles of the Treaty of Ghent, created this map of the East Main Shore of Lake Huron.

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 Huron, East Main Shore, ca. 1820
• Creator: Samuel Thompson
• Creation Date: circa 1820
• Subject Date: circa 1820
• Locations:
  • MI
  • ONT, Canada
• Media: Ink on paper
• Dimensions: 38 cm x 54 cm
• Local Code: Coll. 26, Map F 27.1
• Collection: Barclay collection
• Object Type: Text and Image

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Cross Reference Searches

Standardized Subject Headings

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

People

• Barclay, Anthony
• Thompson, Samuel

Other Keywords

• Borders
• International Relations
• Survey
• Treaties

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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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