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Description
This manuscript map was created in fulfillment of the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, under the direction of Major J.D. Graham, Principal Astronomer and Head of the Scientific Corps, for the survey of the St. John River boundary.
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About This Item
- Title: St. John River Boundary survey, 1843-1844
- Creator: Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow
- Creation Date: 1843–1844
- Subject Date: 1843–1844
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Locations:
- NB, Canada
- ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 56 cm x 75 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 26, Map F 52
- Collection: Barclay collection
- Object Type: Text and Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Aroostook River (Me.)--Maps, Manuscript.
- Canada--Boundaries--United States--Maps, Manuscript.
- Grand River (N.B.)--Maps, Manuscript.
- Meduxnekeag River (Me.)--Maps, Manuscript.
- Northeast boundary of the United States--Maps, Manuscript
- Rivers--Canada--New Brunswick--Maps, Manuscript.
- Rivers--United States--Maine--Maps., Manuscript.
- Saint Croix River (Me. and N.B.)--Maps, Manuscript.
- Saint John River (Me. and N.B.)--Maps, Manuscript.
- Treaty of Ghent (1814 December 24)
- United States--Boundaries--Canada--Maps, Manuscript.
- Webster-Ashburton Treaty, 1842
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Other Keywords
- Aroostook War
- Big Black River
- International Relations
- Jay Treaty
- Major Graham
- Northeast boundary dispute
- Treaties
- Treaty of Ghent
- Treaty of Washington
- Webster-Ashburton Treaty
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More to Consider
Item 116514
St. John River boundary survey, Little Black River rapids, ca. 1843
Item 116515
St. John River boundary survey, from Rose Island north and east, 1844
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