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- Isles_Phelipeaux_and_Pontchartrain abstract "Isle Phelipeaux (or Île Philippaux) and Isle Pontchartrain are phantom islands in Lake Superior, believed at one time to be real, shown on early maps, such as the Mitchell Map, of Lake Superior as located between the Keweenaw Peninsula and Isle Royale.Although non-existent, Isle Phelipeaux was referenced in the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolutionary War. A portion of the boundary between the United States and British colonies in Canada was described as running "through Lake Superior northward of the Isles Royal and Phelipeaux to the Long Lake." It had first appeared on a map prepared by the cartographer Bellin in 1744. It continued to appear on maps of Lake Superior for many years, including the Mitchell map used in the Paris peace talks, in 1783.During the 1820s, when surveys were attempting to determine the International Boundary from the Lake of the Woods to Lake Superior, it was discovered that Isle Phelipeaux did not exist; surveyors were also unable to determine what body of water was meant by the "Long Lake" referenced in the treaty.A likely reason given for the appearance on maps of these islands was to curry favor with the French government minister, Louis Phélypeaux, marquis de La Vrilliere, comte de Pontchartrain, in order to gain funding for additional voyages of exploration.[citation needed]".
- Isles_Phelipeaux_and_Pontchartrain thumbnail Mitchell_Map-06full2.jpg?width=300.
- Isles_Phelipeaux_and_Pontchartrain wikiPageExternalLink IsleRoyale.html.
- Isles_Phelipeaux_and_Pontchartrain wikiPageID "2888586".
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- Isles_Phelipeaux_and_Pontchartrain date "October 2009".
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- Isles_Phelipeaux_and_Pontchartrain subject Category:Islands_of_Lake_Superior.
- Isles_Phelipeaux_and_Pontchartrain subject Category:Lake_islands_of_Michigan.
- Isles_Phelipeaux_and_Pontchartrain subject Category:Phantom_islands.
- Isles_Phelipeaux_and_Pontchartrain comment "Isle Phelipeaux (or Île Philippaux) and Isle Pontchartrain are phantom islands in Lake Superior, believed at one time to be real, shown on early maps, such as the Mitchell Map, of Lake Superior as located between the Keweenaw Peninsula and Isle Royale.Although non-existent, Isle Phelipeaux was referenced in the 1783 Treaty of Paris that ended the American Revolutionary War.".
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