Manuscript Maps That Were Assembled by Egbert Benson and Sent In 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

Old map of Canada, Maine, New Brunswick, Passamaquoddy Bay Region, Passamaquoddy Bay River Region, Saint Croix Island, Saint Croix River Region, United States.

Created by Egbert Benson, Samuel De Champlain, B. R. (Benjamin Richards) Jones, Rufus King, John Mitchell in 1802.

• 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.
• This map has some imperfections: stained. We'll do our best to restore the image before printing.
• Acquisitions control no.: 2010-001

Map Tags

1802

B. R. (Benjamin Richards) Jones

Boundaries

Canada

Egbert Benson

John Mitchell

Maine

Manuscript Maps

Map

Maps

New Brunswick

Passamaquoddy Bay Region

Passamaquoddy Bay Region (N.B. And Me.)

Passamaquoddy Bay River Region

Rufus King

Saint Croix Island

Saint Croix Island (Me.)

Saint Croix River Region

Saint Croix River Region (Me. And N.B.)

Samuel De Champlain

United States