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Lot 346
Sale 1136 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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Mar 27, 2023
Lots Close
Apr 4, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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$126
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[ALASKAN BOUNDARY TRIBUNAL].
Alaskan Boundary Tribunal Atlas Accompanying the Case of the United States. -- Alaskan Boundary Tribunal.
Atlas accompanying the Counter Case of the United States. -- Alaskan Boundary Tribunal British Atlas Maps and Charts Accompanying the Case of Great Britain. Washington, D.C.: N.p., 1903, 1904.
3 volumes (of 5), folio. 82 maps (the Case of Great Britain volume lacking maps 2 & 3). Original bindings (worn).
In 1903, the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal set the Alaskan boundaries in favor of the United States over Canada, leading to a surge in Canadian nationalism. The precise borders were not surveyed and demarcated until 1952.
Atlas accompanying the Counter Case of the United States. -- Alaskan Boundary Tribunal British Atlas Maps and Charts Accompanying the Case of Great Britain. Washington, D.C.: N.p., 1903, 1904.
3 volumes (of 5), folio. 82 maps (the Case of Great Britain volume lacking maps 2 & 3). Original bindings (worn).
In 1903, the Alaskan Boundary Tribunal set the Alaskan boundaries in favor of the United States over Canada, leading to a surge in Canadian nationalism. The precise borders were not surveyed and demarcated until 1952.
Property from the Collection of Dorothy and Richard Fitch
This lot is located in Chicago.