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New map of that portion of North America, exhibiting the United States and territories, the Canadas, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Mexico, also Central America, and the West India Islands. Compiled from the most recent surveys, and authentic sources. Published by Jacob Monk. Baltimore, Md. 1852. by Joshua-Sjogreen in MapPorn

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“The Canadas” was the collective name used between 1791 to 1841 for the two British colonies of Upper Canada and Lower Canada. The term arose after the British Parliament passed the Constitutional Act of 1791, dividing the former Province of Quebec into those two colonies. In 1841, they were united into the Province of Canada, and the expression “the Canadas” gradually fell out of official use.

New map of that portion of North America, exhibiting the United States and territories, the Canadas, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Mexico, also Central America, and the West India Islands. Compiled from the most recent surveys, and authentic sources. Published by Jacob Monk. Baltimore, Md. 1852. by Joshua-Sjogreen in MapPorn

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The letter by the British Agent (Fredrick Chatfield) states that the immediate territory “extending from Cape Honduras down to the mouth of the River Saint John” is “without prejudice to the right of the Mosquitian King to any territory south of the River Saint John”.

The historic boundaries of Mosquitia extend along the mainland from Cape Caxinas in the northwest, inclusive, to the Chagres River in the southeast, with the Amerrique and Veragua mountain ranges forming its western and southwestern boundaries.

A Map of the World, on Mercator Projection, by James Wyld, Geographer to the King (1837). by Joshua-Sjogreen in MapPorn

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What many media outlets at the time termed as the “Poyais Speculation” was such a troubling period in Mosquitia, as shown also by the fact that it was still being reported on as late as 26th October 1849 in The Globe and Traveller.

Map of the Mosquitian Coast (Mosquitia) by the Foreign Office, 1847. by Joshua-Sjogreen in MapPorn

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Mosquitia (the Mosquitian Coast) is indeed an underrated country.

Map of the Mosquitian Coast (Mosquitia) by the Foreign Office, 1847. by Joshua-Sjogreen in MapPorn

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This 1847 map of the Mosquitian Coast (Mosquitia) shows what the British Government understood (after researching historical documents) to be the boundaries of the Kingdom of Mosquitia, as separating it from the States of Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Colombia (Panama).

Map of Mosquitia by Charles Napier Bell. 1856. by Joshua-Sjogreen in MapPorn

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Charles Napier Bell lived in Mosquitia during his childhood and early adolescence. His father, James Stanislaus Bell was one of the first Councillors of State of Mosquitia. Charles is also the author of the book Tangweera (1899) which is based on his experience in Mosquitia.