Talk:Treaty of Washington (1900)

Chronologically appropriate map
This edit caught my eye; it removed a map showing the current baselines and observed, "Seems like a more chronologically appropriate map would be more useful." With that in mind, the territory ceded to the US is described in Article 3 of the Treaty of Paris (1898) as: "A line running from west to east along or near the twentieth parallel of north latitude, and through the middle of the navigable channel of Bachi, from the one hundred and eighteenth (118th) to the one hundred and twenty-seventh (127th) degree meridian of longitude east of Greenwich, thence along the one hundred and twenty seventh (127th) degree meridian of longitude east of Greenwich to the parallel of four degrees and forty five minutes (4 [degree symbol] 45']) north latitude, thence along the parallel of four degrees and forty five minutes (4 [degree symbol] 45') north latitude to its intersection with the meridian of longitude one hundred and nineteen degrees and thirty five minutes (119 [degree symbol] 35') east of Greenwich, thence along the meridian of longitude one hundred and nineteen degrees and thirty five minutes (119 [degree symbol] 35') east of Greenwich to the parallel of latitude seven degrees and forty minutes (7 [degree symbol] 40') north, thence along the parallel of latitude of seven degrees and forty minutes (7 [degree symbol] 40') north to its intersection with the one hundred and sixteenth (116th) degree meridian of longitude east of Greenwich, thence by a direct line to the intersection of the tenth (10th) degree parallel of north latitude with the one hundred and eighteenth (118th) degree meridian of longitude east of Greenwich, and thence along the one hundred and eighteenth (118th) degree meridian of longitude east of Greenwich to the point of beginning." and this article says that the treaty that is its topic modified that to include "belonging to the Philippine Archipelago" and, particularly, "the islands of Cagayan [Mapun], Sulu and Sibutu and their dependencies". Islands of Cagayan would be the Batanes, I think; Sulu and Sibutu are easily identified and would include Tawi-Tawi, I think.

Does anyone here have the skills to produce such a map, perhaps distinguishing the area originally ceded from the islands added by differences in color?

Perhaps some more research and discussion here are needed -- in particular, what about the Island of Palmas? Wtmitchell (talk) (earlier Boracay Bill) 07:02, 7 June 2024 (UTC)


 * See Map 1 at Wtmitchell  (talk) (earlier Boracay Bill) 02:20, 9 June 2024 (UTC)