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Papers… Mixed Claims Commission at Washington [etc]…
Papers Respecting the Proceedings of the Mixed Claims Commission at Washington [etc]. Bound volume of pamphlets and maps dealing with the boundary dispute between Great Britain and the United States...
London: 1871-1874.
Four volumes in one, thick quarto, numerous texts with charts. See below for details. Sturdy green buckram, red morocco label "US North America Papers 1871-3"
Determining the boundary in the Northwest, with facsimiles of key historical maps
A fascinating collection of legal papers detailing the British claims against the United States. Includes (in order): Treaty between Her Majesty and the United States of America Signed at Washington, May 8, 1871. xi, 168; 41; 36; 17; xxxiv; 45; 5 maps and charts (folding); 14 more maps and charts folding; 12; 128pp. There was a similar collection in the Warren Heckrotte Collection sold at PBAG in 2016: "Significant documents in the long-running case to determine the boundary in the Pacific Northwest between the United States and Canada. Besides the important printed documents, the present volume is valuable for the number of facsimiles of key maps charting the regions from the earliest discoveries through the middle of the 19th century, including those by Galiano and Valdés, Vancouver, Richards, Frémont, Duflot du Mofras, and others. The seven parts included herewith are:
A fascinating collection of legal papers detailing the British claims against the United States. Includes (in order): Treaty between Her Majesty and the United States of America Signed at Washington, May 8, 1871. xi, 168; 41; 36; 17; xxxiv; 45; 5 maps and charts (folding); 14 more maps and charts folding; 12; 128pp. There was a similar collection in the Warren Heckrotte Collection sold at PBAG in 2016: "Significant documents in the long-running case to determine the boundary in the Pacific Northwest between the United States and Canada. Besides the important printed documents, the present volume is valuable for the number of facsimiles of key maps charting the regions from the earliest discoveries through the middle of the 19th century, including those by Galiano and Valdés, Vancouver, Richards, Frémont, Duflot du Mofras, and others. The seven parts included herewith are:
(A.): Case of the Government of Her Britannic Majesty, submitted to the Arbitration and Award of His Majesty The Emperor of Germany…
(B.): Memorial on the Canal de Haro as the Boundary Line of the United States of America. Presented in the Name of The American Government…
(C.): Second and Definitive Statement on Behalf of The Government of Her Britannic Majesty…
(D.): Reply of The United States to the Case of The Government of Her Britannic Majesty…
(E.): Maps annexed to the Case of The Government of Her Britannic Majesty…
(F.): Maps annexed to the Memorial and Reply of The United States; Government…
(G.): Correspondence respecting the Award of the Emperor of Germany in the Matter of the Boundary Line between Great Britain and The United States…
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Price (AUD): $2,750.00
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