Cross Section on the parallel of 49, (1872)

Cross Section on the parallel of 49, (1872)

United States -- Boundaries -- Canada<br>Gulf of Georgia<br>Vancouver Island<br>San Juan Island<br>Canal de Haro<br>Washington Territory

1 map: 37 x 46 cm. <br>Map shows a cross section of the 49th and 48th parallels with fathoms indicated. <br>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 Strait and the Haro Strait. After nearly coming to blows over the disputed islands in 1859, in 1871 the two countries finally agreed to give the matter over to the German Emperor for arbitration. On October 21st, 1872, Kaiser Wilhelm ruled that the Haro Strait would serve as the border, thus placing the disputed San Juan Islands in American waters.

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[Berlin] : Lith. Jnst. V. Th. Mettke, Wilhelm Str.

1872

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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

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WSU 191<br> F854 .U55 1872

United States--Washington (State)
Canada
Gulf of Georgia
Vancouver Island
San Juan Island
Canal de Haro