(Manuscript maps that were assembled by Egbert Benson and sent in 1802 to Rufus King, United States minister to Great Britain, in order to facilitate negotiations over disputed international boundary
Depths shown by soundings on Champlain's map of Saint Croix Island and vicinity. Champlain's map of Saint Croix Island and vicinity in French. Other 3 maps in English. Title supplied by cataloger. Dealer's catalog: Each map possibly executed by a different hand. Pen-and-ink and watercolor. Accompanied by manuscript explaining 1798 decision on location of Saint Croix River (7 sheets; each 31 x 21 cm.), manuscript letter from Benson to unidentified recipient (1 sheet; 26 x 21 cm.), cover sheet bearing manuscript title of "Case/St. Croix boundary/sent to R.K. by the author E.B." (1 sheet; 22 x 36 cm.), and folder (24 x 32 cm.) and sheet (28 x 22 cm.) bearing typed description of the maps and text. Imperfect: Brittle, stained. Vault Acquisitions control no.: 2010-001
- Date
- 1802
- Mapmaker / publisher
- Benson, Egbert; King, Rufus; Mitchell, John; Champlain, Samuel De; Jones, R. (Benjamin Richards)
- Place
- Maine
- Archive
- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
- Type
- map
- Original size
- 12,502 × 6,064 pixels
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"(Manuscript maps that were assembled by Egbert Benson and sent in 1802 to Rufus King, United States minister to Great Britain, in order to facilitate negotiations over disputed international boundary" (1802). Benson, Egbert; King, Rufus; Mitchell, John; Champlain, Samuel De; Jones, R. (Benjamin Richards). Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:(Manuscript_maps_that_were_assembled_by_Egbert_Benson_and_sent_in_1802_to_Rufus_King,_United_States_minister_to_Great_Britain,_in_order_to_facilitate_negotiations_over_disputed_international_boundary_LOC_2009579306.jpgNeed maps for a whole project? Add Find Any Map to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 5850.
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