Historical Maps
The boundary between British and American territory was shown differently in maps at the time:
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An 1841 American map showing the 54°40′ line near Fort Simpson as the boundary
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An 1844 British map showing the Columbia River as the boundary
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An 1846 map showing the 49th parallel as the boundary through Vancouver Island
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An undated map showing the detached territory option proposed by the British, with the Olympic Peninsula as part of the US and the north bank of the Columbia part of the British Empire
Read more about this topic: Oregon Boundary Dispute
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