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Description
Surveyors David Thompson and William A. Bird, working under the authority of Commissioners Anthony Barclay and Peter Porter, created this map of the Northeastern portion of Lake Ontario, including the Bay of Quinte, Amherst Island, and Grand Island.
This map is part of a larger archive, the Thomas Barclay collection (Coll. 26), related to the drawing of the Northern boundary between British Canada and the United States.
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About This Item
- Title: Manuscript Map of Lake Ontario, 1819
- Creation Date: 1819
- Subject Date: 1819
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Locations:
- NY
- ONT, Canada
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 61 cm x 90 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 26, Map F 11
- 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.
- Ontario, Lake (N.Y. and Ont.)--Maps, Manuscript--19th century.
- Treaty of Ghent (1814 December 24)
- United States--Boundaries--Canada--Maps, Manuscript.
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Other Keywords
- Bay of Quinte
- Calf Island
- Collins Bay
- Duck Islands
- Everts Bay
- Fishpoint Bay
- Fox Island
- Gallop Islands
- Garden Island
- Great Lakes
- Grenadier Island
- Isle au Foret
- Isle Tonly or Amherst
- Little Gallop
- River Catarqui
- Salmon Island
- Simcoe Island
- Smith’s Bay
- Snake Island
- Stayley Bay
- Stony Island
- Tibbets Point
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