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had access to the materials in the English Government offices. From this 

 map, or from the same sources, Bouchette drew for his fine maj:» of 1815, 

 ^md likewise for that of the Post Eoute from Quebec to Halifax in the 

 same year. And all subsequent maps have used the Boundary surveys. 

 Another map of much interest made at that time is Wright's map of Bone 

 or Doehet island, upon a very large scale, and of much value for its 

 comparison with that of Champlain of 1613. 



In 1817 the North Line from the source of the St. Croix was run to 

 the St. John by Bouchette and Johnson ; and this was continued to the 

 Highlands the next j^ear by Johnson and Odell. The region about the 

 Highlands was examined by Dr. Tiarks and Mr. Burnham in 1820, and 

 the region west of the Touladi and the upper St. John was explored by 

 several sui-veyors in 18Ut-1820. These surveys, along with manj' others 

 later made in connection with the boundary disi)utes, made that region 

 very well known. No maps showing the North Line appear to have 

 been printed, but several in manuscript are referred to in the boundary 

 literature, and their effects upon the subsequent printed maps are easy to 

 trace. 



Belonging to this period are a few other maj>s more or less aberrent 

 in type, or of but minor importance. There are, of course, many general 

 maps showing this region, but the new knowledge spread slowly and the}' 

 are of little value, 'i'here are several MS. sketches made by Indians in 

 1*792-1797 for the Boundary Commissioners in the library of the Maine 

 Historical Societ}'. A curious map, whose history J do not know, is 

 Solzmann's map of Maine of 1797, which shows the St. John river of the 

 Peachey type, and Passamaquoddy probably from Mitchel's survej^, with 

 the St. Croix somewhat, but not much, bettei' than on Bellin. In the Clreen 

 river and Temiscouata region it shows an ingenious attempt to reconcile 

 the old Bellin topography with the newer knowledge of the Peachey 

 map. Of MS. maps of this time there are naturally several of much 

 importance. In the Massachusetts archives there are the maps of the 

 St. Croix, alread}"^ mentioned, of some interest for the detailed cartography 

 of that region, and, also, a curious large " Sketch of Passamaquodd}-, 

 with the adjacent rivers, Boston, 178()," which, without doubt, as the 

 notes imply, was made by Col. John Allen, well known in connection with 

 the history of those parts ; the map is largely independent of others, but 

 seems to me more curious than important. Another MS. map of Passa- 

 maquoddy is one by David Owen, made in 1797. showing the sites of old 

 French settlements, and giving some curious forms for the geographical 

 names of the vicinity, which, as his MS. preserved at Campobello show, 

 are largel}^ the result of curious theories of his as to the derivation of 

 most Indian Place-names from the French. There are many MS. maps of 

 this period pi'eserved in the British Museum. In addition to those already 

 mentioned by Morris, Peachey and others, i may note the following : 



