Keywords: Boundary Treaty of 1842
Item 110949
Boundary survey between New Brunswick and Maine, 1842
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1842
Media: Ink on paper
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Item 6642
Cartoon of Northeast Boundary dispute, ca. 1842
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1842 Location: Fort Kent Media: Pen and ink on paper
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The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.
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The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
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"Ashburton’s assessment of the 1842 treaty included that the final border was a “good and wise measure” because it fairly balanced US and British…"
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"A printed map from the treaty year gives some sense of the sharp differences of opinion about where the border should run as it shows proposed…"
