An accurate map, of the District of Maine : being part of the commonwealth of Massachusetts

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An accurate map, of the District of Maine
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Item Information

Title:
An accurate map, of the District of Maine : being part of the commonwealth of Massachusetts
Description:
Subject: Map of the state of Maine with plots of land numbered and divided. An eagle sits atop the cartouche, and a figure is seen in a small sailboat with a lighthouse seen in the background at left.
Creator:
Carleton, Osgood, 1742-1816
Publisher:
Carleton, Osgood, 1742-1816
Bookseller:
Norman, John, 1748?-1817
Bookseller:
Norman, William, -1807
Name on Item:
By Osgd. Carelton.
Date:
[1795]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
American Antiquarian Society
Collection (local):
American Antiquarian Society Collection
Subjects:
Maine--Maps
Places:
Maine
Extent:
1 map on 4 sheets ; 136 x 98 cm., 138 x 101 cm., sheets 70 x 52 cm.
Terms of Use:
Public Domain/No known restrictions on use. Contact host institution to download image.
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Publisher:
Boston : Published and sold by O. Carleton & J. Norman sold also by Wm. Norman no. 75 Newbury Street.
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:337,920]
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=462344
Notes:
Prime meridian: Washington.
Relief shown pictorially.
"Explanation."
"N.B. As the surveys of some towns were not so full as others the roads & streams of those towns have been unavoidably discontinued."
Dated 1795 by Evans. Osgood Carleton was only sold maps in 1795.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.