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 are known to have been made, during the negotiations, to uny other map or chart whatsoever.

The statement heretofore made that Vancouver's Narrative clearly indicates the fact that he rewarded Observatory Inlet only as a branch” of the main body of water or “arm of the sea” to whieh he applied the name of Portland's Canal is eontirmed by bis chart ont- fining * Part of the Coast of North America.” which appears as No. 2 in the British Atlas, and as No.4 in the American. No minute eXumimition is nevessary to perceive that the mune * Porthuad Cana” is su printed nlong one entire side in lurge letters as to indicate that it is wiven to the *tarm of the sea” or ford as a whole, while the name “Observatory Infet™ is printed in smaller type along that “branch “in sucha way as to preclude the idea that it was intended to apply to anv water below Point Ramsden. The accompanying reproduction demonstrates the velative size of the type employed.

It thus appears that the name ~* Porthind Canal.” consisting of only thirteen letters, oceupies a space just twice as long as that oceupied by the name “Observatory Inlet” with sixteen letters. And to this must be added the consideration that it is a general rule with cartog- saphers to place the name of the object designated as nearly opposite the centre of that object as possible. Applying that rule tothe matter before n= it appears that the naiies in question have been plived on that principle, —the mune ** Porthiuid Canal” being placed as near as possible opposite the centre of the eutire body of water, and the name “Olservatory Inlet™ being placed as new as possible opposite the centre of the * branch” beginnine ai Point Riunsden. although, aceord- img to the admission of the British Case, p. 55, ‘‘it was physically possible that they should extend southward as faras Pearse Istand.”

If any confusion has resulted from the statement omde by Van- conver that * The west point of Observatory Inlet 1 distinguished by calling it Point Wales. after my mueh esteemed friend Mr. Wales, of Christ's Hospital.” the plain answer is that such confusion was swept away when, through the plotting of his tick notes, Vancouver saw clearly the relations of the several parts of bis explorations to each other. It is hurdly nevessary to state that Vancouver's maps or charts embody the tinal wud revised form of his werk, Ou the map in question is the statement that it was * prepared under his imme- diate inspection.” Map No. 1 of the British Atlas, dealing with the