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    "title": "Northwestern part of Lake Huron",
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        "Bird, William A., 1797-1878",
        "Porter, Peter B. (Peter Buell), 1773-1844",
        "Thompson, David, 1770-1857",
        "United States. Light-House Board"
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        "Canada--Boundaries--United States--Maps",
        "North Channel (Huron, Lake, Mich. and Ont.)--Maps",
        "Huron, Lake (Mich. and Ont.)--Maps",
        "United States--Boundaries--Canada--Maps",
        "United States--History--War of 1812--Territorial questions--Maps"
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        "Covers the western part of the North Channel, showing St. Joseph Island, Drummond Island and Little Manitou.",
        "\"We certify this to be a true map of part of the boundary, designated by the 6th article of the Treaty of Ghent, from actual survey by order of the Board.\"",
        "\"Photolithographed from original charts by permission of the U.S. State Department.\"",
        "Part of a set of maps [Charts for the international boundary between the United States and the Dominion of Canada]."
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