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Map of the district of Maine, Massachusetts

Title
Map of the district of Maine, Massachusetts / compiled from actual surveys made by order of the General Court, and under the inspection of agents of their appointment by Osgood Carleton ; drawn by G. Graham ; engrad. by J. Callender & S. Hill, Boston.
Author
Carleton, Osgood, 1742-1816
Publication
Boston : Published by B. & J. Loring, 1802.

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 16-5002Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
  • Hill, Samuel, approximately 1766-1804
  • Callender, Joseph, 1751-1821
  • Graham, George, active 1788-1813
  • B. & J. Loring (Firm), publisher.
Description
1 map on 4 sheets; 131 x 90 cm, on sheets 70 x 49 cm
Summary
Subject: Map of the district of Maine showing the state divided into counties, and named and numbered towns. Cartouche at lower right shows two adolescent boys standing on logs in choppy waters as they load the wood onto a ship. A town with houses and a church building are seen in the distance.
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US081.2.01
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Maps.
  • Intaglio prints.
  • Cartouches.
  • Maps – Maine.
Note
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Prime meridian: London and Washington, D.C.
  • "N.B. As the surveys of some towns were not so full as others, the roads & streams of those towns have been unavoidably discontinued."
Indexed In (note)
  • Shaw, Ralph R. (Ralph Robert), 1907-1972. American bibliography, a preliminary checklist for 1801-1819
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 16-5002
OCLC
950944389
Author
Carleton, Osgood, 1742-1816, compiler, creator.
Title
Map of the district of Maine, Massachusetts / compiled from actual surveys made by order of the General Court, and under the inspection of agents of their appointment by Osgood Carleton ; drawn by G. Graham ; engrad. by J. Callender & S. Hill, Boston.
Publisher
Boston : Published by B. & J. Loring, 1802.
Cartographic Data
Scale approximately 1:443,000 (W 71°10ʹ--W 66°56ʹ/N 47°27ʹ--N 42°58ʹ).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
Shaw, Ralph R. (Ralph Robert), 1907-1972. American bibliography, a preliminary checklist for 1801-1819, 0
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 6, page 110, column 1, no. 3
Source
US081.2.01
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Place of Publication
United States Massachusetts Boston.
Added Author
Hill, Samuel, approximately 1766-1804, engraver.
Callender, Joseph, 1751-1821, engraver.
Graham, George, active 1788-1813, draftsman.
B. & J. Loring (Firm), publisher.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 16-5002
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