Champlain map copy, St. Croix Island, ca. 1799
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A copy of the map made by Samuel de Champlain showing Saint Croix Island in the Saint Croix River, 1613. This map was copied about 1798-99 for the proceedings of the commissioners of the Jay Treaty to decide the boundary line between Maine and New Brunswick. Egbert Benson served as the British Commissioner.