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Map of the Mineral Lands Upon Lake Superior Ceded to the United States by the Treaty of 1842 With the Chippeway Indians

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This map shows lakes, rivers, Chippewa land, the U.S. Mineral Land Agency, boundary between U.S. and Canada, Methodist and Catholic missions, and American Fur Company locations. The Western half of Lake Superior, including parts of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota are covered. Relief is shown by hachures. The bottom right margin reads: "This map was compiled partly from explorations made in 1844 by the Mineral Land Agency at Copper Harbor, under instructions from the Hon. W. Wilkins, secretary of war, from information received from miners and other explorers, and partly from a map published by the ’Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge’. Drawn under the direction of Genl. J. Stockton ..." The top left margin includes a mounted label that reads: Map accompanying report of A. B. Gray -1845- Senate Doc. 175, 28th Cong. 2d Sess., Vol. XI, Serial No. 461 doc no. 175." Bottom right margin includes a mounted label that reads: "Wisconsin exhibit 106."

Date Created:
1845
Creator:
Gray, A. B. (Andrew Belcher), 1820-1862

Publication Information

Creator Gray, A. B. (Andrew Belcher), 1820-1862
Date Created 1845

Physical Description

Format Map
Dimensions 26 x 44 cm., on sheet 41 x 51 cm.

Collection Information

Digital Collection Maps and Atlases
Call Number H GX909 1845 G

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W014BBR
Legacy ID
WHi 116582

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