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Description
Surveyors working under the authority of the Commissioners of the 7th Articles of the Treaty of Ghent created this large manuscript map of Lake Superior to draw the international boundary between the United States and Canada.
This map is part of a larger archive, the Thomas Barclay collection (Coll. 26), related to the drawing of the Northeast boundary between British Canada and the United States.
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About This Item
- Title: Lake Superior, ca. 1820
- Creator: Anthony Barclay
- Creation Date: circa 1820
- Subject Date: circa 1820
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Locations:
- MI
- MIN
- ONT, Canada
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 64 cm x 128.5 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 26, Map FOS 1
- Collection: Barclay collection
- Object Type: Text and Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Canada--Boundaries--United States--Maps, Manuscript.
- Northeast boundary of the United States--Maps, Manuscript.
- Superior, Lake--Maps, Manuscript--19th century.
- Treaty of Ghent (1814 December 24)
- United States--Boundaries--Canada--Maps, Manuscript.
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Other Keywords
- Burnt River
- Cape Choyye
- Chocolate River
- Copperas Harbour
- Dead River
- Dog River
- Fair River
- Falls of St. Maries
- Fond Du Lac
- Gargantua
- Garlic River
- Grand Isle
- Grand Marais
- Granite Point
- Gravel Pt.
- Gravel River
- Haas Harbour
- Horne River
- Huggewong River
- Huron Isles
- Huron River
- Iron River
- Island River
- Isle Royale
- Leech Island
- Little Trout River
- Maple Isle
- Mauvaise Riviere
- Mishipicoton Island
- Misipicolon River
- Montreal Island
- Ontonogan River
- Pigeon River
- Pine River
- Point Keewawoonan
- Pt. Abbaye
- Pt. Chequisonegon
- Pukahawon Lake
- Raspberry River
- Shell Drake River
- Soosoowagame River
- St. Louis River
- Thunder Bay
- Train Isle
- Train River
- Two Hearts River
- Whitefish Point
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(207) 774-1822 x230
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