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Title

  • [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 between Maine and New Brunswick].

Names

  • Benson, Egbert, 1746-1833.
  • King, Rufus, 1755-1827.
  • Mitchell, John, 1711-1768.
  • Champlain, Samuel de, 1574-1635.
  • Jones, B. R. (Benjamin Richards), active 1804-1810.

Created / Published

  • [1802?]

Contents

  • [Colored map of border region extending from Saint Lawrence River to Passamaquoddy Bay that was "copied from Mitchell's map"] -- [Uncolored copy of Champlain's 1613 indexed map of Saint Croix Island and vicinity] -- [Uncolored map of Saint Croix Island (designated "Bone Island") and vicinity in 1797] -- Map of Passamaquaddy [i.e. Passamaquoddy] Bay from actual survey : [uncolored map of Passamaquoddy Bay and vicinity based on surveys by Benjamin Richards Jones].

Headings

  • -  Maine--Boundaries--New Brunswick--Maps
  • -  New Brunswick--Boundaries--Maine--Maps
  • -  Saint Croix Island (Me.)--Maps
  • -  Saint Croix River Region (Me. and N.B.)--Maps
  • -  Passamaquoddy Bay Region (N.B. and Me.)--Maps
  • -  Manuscript maps
  • -  United States--Maine
  • -  Canada--New Brunswick
  • -  United States--Maine--Saint Croix Island
  • -  United States--Maine--Saint Croix River Region
  • -  Canada--New Brunswick--Saint Croix River Region
  • -  United States--Maine--Passamaquoddy Bay River Region
  • -  Canada--New Brunswick--Passamaquoddy Bay River Region

Notes

  • -  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

Medium

  • 4 ms. maps : some hand col. ; 32 x 31 cm. or smaller.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3731.F2 svar .M3

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540 to 4650 USA dcu

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2009579306

Online Format

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Chicago citation style:

Benson, Egbert, Rufus King, John Mitchell, Samuel De Champlain, and B. R Jones. Manuscript maps that were assembled by Egbert Benson and sent into Rufus King, United States minister to Great Britain, in order to facilitate negotiations over disputed international boundary between Maine and New Brunswick. [?, 1802] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2009579306/.

APA citation style:

Benson, E., King, R., Mitchell, J., Champlain, S. D. & Jones, B. R. (1802) Manuscript maps that were assembled by Egbert Benson and sent into Rufus King, United States minister to Great Britain, in order to facilitate negotiations over disputed international boundary between Maine and New Brunswick. [?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2009579306/.

MLA citation style:

Benson, Egbert, et al. Manuscript maps that were assembled by Egbert Benson and sent into Rufus King, United States minister to Great Britain, in order to facilitate negotiations over disputed international boundary between Maine and New Brunswick. [?, 1802] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2009579306/>.