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Description
Drawn between 1817 and 1827, the "Plan of the islands at the mouth of the River St. Clair with soundings at the entrance of their several channels." was surveyed under the commission appointed for the 6th article of the Treaty of Ghent (1814), to determine the boundary up the St. Lawrence River onto Sault St. Marie.
British surveyor David Thompson, his son Samuel, and American surveyor William Bird worked on behalf of Peter Porter and Anthony Barclay, the American Commissioner and British Commissioner, respectively. This map is part of a larger archive, the Thomas Barclay collection (Coll. 26).
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About This Item
- Title: Plan of the islands at the mouth of the River St. Clair, ca. 1823
- Creation Date: circa 1823
- Subject Date: circa 1823
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Locations:
- Michigan
- ON, Canada
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 26.5 cm x 28 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 26 Map FF 10
- Collection: Barclay collection
- Object Type: Text and Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Barclay, Anthony, 1792-1877 Commissioner.
- Bird, William A., 1797-1878 Surveyor.
- Canada--Boundaries--United States--Maps, Manuscript.
- Great Britain Treaties, etc. United States, 1814.
- Northeast boundary of the United States--Maps, Manuscript.
- Porter, Peter (Peter Buell), 1773-1844 Commissioner.
- Saint Clair River (Mich. and Ont.)--Maps, Manuscript.
- Saint Clair, Lake (Mich. and Ont.)--Maps.
- Thompson, David, 1770-1857 Surveyor.
- Treaty of Ghent (1814 December 24)
- United States--Boundaries--Canada--Maps, Manuscript.
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