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- MMN #6642
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Description
Fort Kent December 1842 is the title of this cartoon that shows the blockhouse at Fort Kent, and the field, forest and riders nearby. This was matted back to back with the other part of the cartoon - showing Daniel Webster and Lord Ashburton shaking hands after the Webster-Ashburton agreement on the Northeast boundary lines of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York. See #6643. Fort Kent was the last wooden blockhouse built in Maine erected to protect against the Canadians/British during the Aroostook War when the boundary line was in dispute.
About This Item
- Title: Cartoon of Northeast Boundary dispute, ca. 1842
- Creation Date: circa 1842
- Subject Date: circa 1842
- Location: Fort Kent, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Pen and ink on paper
- Dimensions: 50 cm x 33 cm
- Local Code: MS67-2040
- Object Type: Text and Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Ashburton, Alexander Baring, Baron, 1774-1848
- Webster-Ashburton Treaty, 1842
- Treaty of Washington, 1842
- Canada--Boundaries--United States
- United States--Boundaries--Canada
- Boundaries--Great Britain
- Northeast boundary of the United States
- Political cartoons
- Great Britain. Treaties, etc. United States, 1842 Aug. 9--Caricatures and cartoons
- Fort Kent (Me.)--Caricatures and cartoons
People
Other Keywords
- Cartoons, political
- Fort Kent (Me.)Fort Kent (Me.)
- Humor
- museum object
- Northeast boundary dispute
- People
- Political commentary
- Politics, politicians
- Treaties
- Webster-Ashburton Treaty
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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