Massachusetts (Eastern Part, i.e. The District of Maine) at the time of ratification of the CONSTITUTION
Scope and Contents
Massachusetts (Eastern Part, i.e. The District of Maine) at the time of ratification of the CONSTITUTION, from original maps in the Library of Congress at Washington, including one based upon a Mitchell map owned and used by JOHN JAY, first Chief Justice of the United States. Issued by the United States Constitution Sesquicentennial Commission (heading). Map composed of three insets: Mr. Jay's Map Extract from a Map of the British & French Dominions in North America by Jno. Mitchell Drawn for the New York Historical Society, May 1813….; Map of the District of Maine Drawn from the latest Surveys and other best Authorities by Osgood Carleton; Messers. Gallatin and Webster of the North-Eastern Boundary, with a copy of "The Jay Map" A Memoir of the North-Eastern Boundary, in connection with Mr. Jay's Map by the Hon. Albert Gallatin together with a speech on the same subject by the Hon. Daniel Webster delivered at a special meeting of the New York Historical Society April 15th, 1843. Map is highlighted in red with brown ink on ivory paper measures 51 x 66 cm, pink ink stamp Lehigh University Library Oct 1 1938.
Dates
- Creation: 1653-2004
Access Restrictions
Access Restrictions: Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.5 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Repository Details
Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository
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