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This is a reprint of Sheet No. 3 of the detailed maps of the North West Boundary from 1866. It shows the boundary between the United States and British Possessions under the Treaty of June 15th, 1846, from Camp Kootenay W. to Camp Columbia and Yome-tsin Creek. The maps were created by Archibald Campbell, the U.S. Commissioner for the North West Boundary Survey, and were photolithographed by the New York Lithographic Engineering and Printing Company under the supervision of Julius Bien. There are seven large and detailed maps, which are twice the scale of the original drawings. They are the only published evidence of the Northern Boundary Survey, as the final report was never published. The maps are unusual in appearance due to the photolithographic enlargement, which allows for a great deal of detail to be seen. When put together, the seven sheets are about forty feet long and are not dated or specifically listed in any sources. They may be the only published evidence of the survey, as there are only two general maps cited and reproduced by Wheat, and the seven detailed maps are enlargements of those. There may be other studies by Baker and Deutsch that could provide more information. The maps are black and white and
Sheet No. 3. Photo-Lithographic Copy Of The Detailed Maps Of The North West Boundary ...Between The United States And The British Possessions Under the Treaty of June 15th 1846. (Camp Kootenay W. to Camp Columbia and Yome-tsin Creek, Washington Territory and British Columbia). | Photo-Lithographic Copy Of The Detailed Maps Of The North West Boundary From Points Roberts To The Rocky Mountains Between The United States And The British Possessions Under the Treaty of June 15th 1846 Showing Monuments, Cuts and other Marks. Archibald Campbell U.S. Com'r N.W. Boundary Survey. Photolith. by New York Lithog. Engrg. & Printg. Co. Julius Bien Supt. ... | 7 very large and detailed maps of the boundary. The maps are undated and not listed specifically in any sources we can locate. The final report on the Northern Boundary Survey was never published (Wheat) and these maps may be the only published evidence. The two maps cited and reproduced by Wheat are manuscript general maps by J. Parke. The seven maps here are two times enlargements of the seven detailed maps that accompanied the two general maps (The title map sheet (#7) says the maps are "enlarged to twice the scale of original drawings;" Wheat, vol five, page 163, says "the two general maps (Wheat 1144-45)...are backed up by seven detailed sheets exhibiting the land boundary..."). Wheat also mentions studies by Baker and Deutsch that might definitively answer this question. These maps are unusual in appearance because of the photolithographic enlargement - a great deal of detail is apparent. When put together end to end the seven sheets are about forty feet long. Map is without color.
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