A new map of the District of Maine : taken from the original map compiled by Osgood Carleton Esqr. : From the actual surveys that were made by an act of the General Court with additions corrections & improvements

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A new map of the District of Maine
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Item Information

Title:
A new map of the District of Maine : taken from the original map compiled by Osgood Carleton Esqr. : From the actual surveys that were made by an act of the General Court with additions corrections & improvements
Description:
Subject: Map of the District of Maine showing the boundaries between counties highlighted in different colors. Plots of land are divided into named towns, or numbered plots. The land owned by William Bingham is shown in northern Maine. The border of Maine is seen close to the Saint Lawrence River.
Creator:
Carleton, Osgood, 1742-1816
Former owner:
Brown, E. R.
Publisher:
Norman, John, 1748?-1817
Engraver:
Norman, John, 1748?-1817
Former owner:
New England Historic Genealogical Society
Date:
[1795]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
American Antiquarian Society
Collection (local):
American Antiquarian Society Collection
Subjects:
Land grants--Maine--Maps
Maine--Maps
Places:
Maine
Extent:
1 map : engraving, hand colored ; 62 x 50 cm., on sheet 65 x 55 cm.
Terms of Use:
Public Domain/No known restrictions on use. Contact host institution to download image.
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Publisher:
Boston : Published & sold by I. Norman engraver.
Scale:
Scale not given
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
http://catalog.mwa.org/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=476336
Notes:
Prime meridian: Washington.
"Note. The uppermost figures in each town are the distance from Boston, the lowermost from the county town."
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.