A collection of modern topographical maps and charts. None have been formally cataloged. Erno Bonebakker is a resident of Portland, Me., and a former board member of the Friends of the Osher Map Library....
A set of the annual reports of the U.S. Coast Survey, 1844-1867 and the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (1868-1919), together with some related items. Roger Baskes is a Chicago lawyer with a deep commitment to the study of early atlases and nineteent...
[expand title="EXHIBIT NAVIGATION"] The "Percy Map": Maps and Military Strategy during the Revolution The Percy Map: Provenance and Dating Hugh Percy and Military Mapping Hugh Percy: Biography Military Mapping in the Revolution Re...
[expand title="EXHIBIT NAVIGATION"] The "Percy Map": Maps and Military Strategy during the Revolution The Percy Map: Provenance and Dating Hugh Percy and Military Mapping Hugh Percy: Biography Military Mapping in the Revolution ...
[expand title="EXHIBIT NAVIGATION"] Life, Liberty and the Representation of Space Informing the Public: The English Audience Informing the Public: France and Germany A Firsthand Account Mapping the Peace The Revolution in Maine [/expand] An...
This comprehensive collection of travel and tourism guidebooks from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries is especially strong in the publications of the Baedeker publishing house. The collection also includes railroad and bus schedules as well as r...
The 2013 series of Nebenzahl Lectures will address the mapping of the early U.S. Republic and the War of 1812. For information about the lectures, and the forthcoming series as it becomes available, please refer to the site of the Newberry's Hermon D...
Lesson plans by Holly Hurd and Dixie Hayes with Joel Eastman These lesson plans are designed for Middle School students, grades 6-8, and focus on content from the book Settling the Maine Wilderness, by Walter Macdougall, about settlement of the inte...
Deering Oaks Lesson This lesson, designed for Middle School students, features a 3-part powerpoint illustrating the history of Deering Oaks through historical maps and images. The students use the information found in the presentation to complete an...
Return to K-12 Educational Resources Grade Levels: 6-12 Time Allotment: 75 to 90 minutes Maine Social Studies Standards: C1, D2, E1, E2 This lesson examines European maps of South America and the Caribbean for illustrations of colonial ambition...
