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Colored line indicates the northwestern boundary of the U.S. running through the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Strait of Georgia. Angle, direction and distance of lines are given. Includes islands, channels, bays, points, inlets, ports and banks. Also includes extreme northwestern Washington Territory, southern Vancouver Island and southwestern British Columbia. Boundary line drawn from the provisions of the 1871 Treaty of Washington.

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wh24b058t
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North America--west coast, Strait of Juan de Fuca and the channels between the continent & Vancouver Id. showing the boundary line between British & American possessions
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obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
wh24b058t
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
North America--west coast, Strait of Juan de Fuca and the channels between the continent & Vancouver Id. showing the boundary line between British & American possessions
description
Colored line indicates the northwestern boundary of the U.S. running through the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Strait of Georgia. Angle, direction and distance of lines are given. Includes islands, channels, bays, points, inlets, ports and banks. Also includes extreme northwestern Washington Territory, southern Vancouver Island and southwestern British Columbia. Boundary line drawn from the provisions of the 1871 Treaty of Washington.
date
["[1898]"]
year
1898
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_018400
creators
Great Britain. Hydrographic Office
Moore, John Bassett, 1860-1947
Kellett, Henry, 1806-1875
Richards, G. H. (George Henry)
United States. Congress (53rd, 2nd session : 1893-1894). House
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Juan de Fuca, Strait of (B.C. and Wash.)--Maps
Georgia, Strait of (B.C. and Wash.)--Maps
Northwest boundary of the United States--Maps
Canada--Boundaries--United States--Maps
United States--Boundaries--Canada--Maps
British Columbia--Boundaries--Washington (State)--Maps
Washington (State)--Boundaries--British Columbia--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Georgia, Strait of
Juan de Fuca, Strait of
North and Central America
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[Washington]
publisher
[Government Printing Office]
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
49
schema:longitude
-123.333333
extent
1 map : color ; 36 x 55 cm
notes
Removed from History and digest of the international arbitrations to which the United States has been a party, together with appendices containing the treaties relating to such arbitrations, and historical and legal notes on other international arbitrations ancient and modern, and on the domestic commissions of the United States for the adjustment of international claims / by John Bassett Moore. Washington : G.P.O., 1898. (Mis. Doc. / 53d Congress, 2d Session, House, no. 212).
"Chart referred to in the protocol of the undersigned of this date. Hamilton Fish [signed], Edward Thornton [signed], James C. Prevost [signed]. Washington, March 10, 1873."
"The Norris Peters Co., photo-litho., Washington D.C."
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no
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wh24b058t
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map
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