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Description
On July 12, 1798, cartographer Francis Joseph Neptune (Passmaquoddy) created this map of the Cobscook River area, in the presence of Robert Pagan who was sent to the area to learn about the St. Croix River for British Commissioner Thomas Barclay.
During treaty negotiations between the British and the United States, the "true" St. Croix River was in dispute. According to the Treaty of Paris (1783) the St. Croix River served as a northeast boundary between the United States and Canada, but a number of rivers in that area bore the name "St. Croix."
At a later date, Robert Pagan added lines to this map with pen.
About This Item
- Title: Map by Francis Joseph Neptune, Cobscook River, 1798
- Creator: Francis Joseph Neptune
- Creation Date: 1798
- Subject Date: 1798
- Location: Washington County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 38 cm x 58 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 26, Map F 22
- Collection: Barclay collection
- Object Type: Text and Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Barclay, Thomas, 1753-1830
- Canada--Boundaries--United States--Maps
- Cobbscook River (Me.)
- Cobscook Bay (Me.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Cobscook River (Me.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- East Machias River (Me.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Hadley Lake (Me.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Machias Bay (Me.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Northeast boundary of the United States--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Passamaquoddy Tribe--Maine--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Saint Croix River (Me.)
- United States--Boundaries--Canada--Maps
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