Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
This map of Passamaquoddy Bay and the Grand Manan area was one of a series of maps drawn to help determine the northeast boundary between the United States and Canada.
The map was copied from surveys by George Sproule.
"Map to accompany and elucidate the memorial of the agent of His Britannic Majesty in reply to the memorial of the agent of the United States in support of their claim to the islands in the Bay of Passamaquoddy and Grand Manan in the Bay of Fundy Sept. 1817."Scale [1:506,880] ca. 10 miles to 2.5 inches.
About This Item
- Title: Passamaquoddy Bay, Grand Manan map, 1817
- Creator: Joseph Bouchette
- Creation Date: 1817
- Subject Date: 1817
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Locations:
- Washington County, ME
- NB, Canada
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 86 cm x 57 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 26, Map F 39
- Collection: Barclay collection
- Object Type: Text and Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Canada--Boundaries--United States--Maps, Manuscript
- Grand Manan Island (N.B.)--Maps, Manuscript
- Great Britain--Treaties, etc.--United States--1814 Dec. 24
- Northeast boundary of the United States--Maps, Manuscript
- Passamaquoddy Bay (N.B. and Me.)--Maps, Manuscript
- Treaty of Ghent (1814)--4th article
- United States--Boundaries--Canada--Maps, Manuscript
People
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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