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Emanuel Bowen's 1747 map showing the boundary between Virginia and North Carolina.
Society: ASCE Main Category: Civil Sub Category: Boundaries & Surveys Era: 1700-1749 DateCreated: 1728-1821 Middlesboro State: KY Zip: Country: USA Website: http://www.asce.org/Project/Royal-Colonial-Boundary-of-1665/ Creator: Charles II

The Royal Colonial Boundary of 1665 was decreed by England's King Charles II to demarcate his American colonies. It provided a survey from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River along 36 degrees, 30 minutes north latitude. The boundary now serves to divide Virginia from North Carolina and Kentucky from Tennessee. 

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Image Credit: Image Caption: Emanuel Bowen's 1747 map showing the boundary between Virginia and North Carolina. Era_date_from: 1728
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Emanuel Bowen's 1747 map showing the boundary between Virginia and North Carolina.

The Royal Colonial Boundary of 1665 was decreed by England's King Charles II to demarcate his American colonies. It provided a survey from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River along 36 degrees, 30 minutes north latitude. The boundary now serves to divide Virginia from North Carolina and…

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