Record Details
Cross Section on the parallel of 49, (1872)
Washington State University Libraries
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Cross Section on the parallel of 49, (1872) |
| Identifier | http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/zoom/zoom.php?map=wsu191 WSU 191; F854 .U55 1872 http://kaga.wsulibs.wsu.edu/u?/maps,359 |
| Date | 1872 2000 - 2002 |
| Publisher | [Berlin] : Lith. Jnst. V. Th. Mettke, Wilhelm Str. |
| Description | 1 map: 37 x 46 cm. Map shows a cross section of the 49th and 48th parallels with fathoms indicated. When the 1846 Treaty of Washington resolved the British-American boundary dispute as the 49th parallel, with Vancouver Island remaining British, the San Juan Islands were divided along "the middle of the channel", with those west of the channel being British, and those to the east being American. Unfortunately, two channels divide Vancouver Island from the mainland: the Rosario... |
| Subject | United States -- Boundaries -- Canada; Gulf of Georgia; Vancouver Island; San Juan Island; Canal de Haro; Washington Territory |
| Type | Maps |
| Coverage | United States--Washington (State); Canada; Gulf of Georgia; Vancouver Island; San Juan Island; Canal de Haro |
| Rights | Contact Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, for copyright information 509 335-6691 |
| Format | Original maps were scanned in color at 600 dpi on a Microtek 9600XL scanner and saved as TIFF files. The TIFF files were converted into the MrSID format at a compression ratio of 12 to 1 using LizardTech's Geospatial Encoder 1.4 software. These MrSid files were then uploaded into the CONTENTdm database at the Washington State University Libraries. image/jpeg |
| Contributor | Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections |
| Language | English |
| Relation | Is part of Memorial on the Canal de Haro as the boundary line of the United States of America, presented in the name of the American government to His Majesty, William I, German Emperor and King of Prussia, as arbitrator, by the American plenipotentiary, George Bancroft |
