(MICHIGAN) Maps and Report for Ascertaining the Northern

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(MICHIGAN.) Maps and Report . . . for Ascertaining the Northern and Northwestern Boundary between the United States and Great Britain. 8 maps with hand-colored border in blue and red. 2 text leaves. Folio, 16 x 20 inches, original plain wrappers, worn with tape repairs; foxing and light soiling to title page, short tape repairs to final two maps, otherwise just minor wear; original owner's inscription on front wrapper. Washington, 18 March 1828

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A detailed survey of the newly negotiated land and water boundary under the Treaty of Ghent between Canada and what became Michigan, from Lake Erie down the St. Clair River and across Lake Huron to the eastern part of the Upper Peninsula. 3 of the 8 maps are devoted to the boundary at Detroit. The boundary was negotiated and finalized at Utica, NY in 1822, and this report was issued 6 years later.

Provenance: Ward Hunt (1810-1886) of Utica, NY. Hunt spent most of his life in Utica before moving on to New York Court of Appeals in 1865; he later served on the United States Supreme Court.