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Section 2 – Colonial and Early Republic: Mapping out the Penobscot

[expand title="EXHIBIT NAVIGATION"] Mapping Maine: The Land and its Peoples, 1677–1842 1. Early Colonial Encounters: The seventeenth century 2. Colonial and Early Republic: Mapping out the Penobscot 3. Moses Greenleaf, Independence, and Int...
Section 3 – Moses Greenleaf, Independence, and Interior Exploitation

[expand title="EXHIBIT NAVIGATION"] Mapping Maine: The Land and its Peoples, 1677–1842 1. Early Colonial Encounters: The seventeenth century 2. Colonial and Early Republic: Mapping out the Penobscot 3. Moses Greenleaf, Independence, and Int...
Section 1 – Early Colonial Encounters: The seventeenth century

[expand title="EXHIBIT NAVIGATION"] Mapping Maine: The Land and its Peoples, 1677–1842 1. Early Colonial Encounters: The seventeenth century 2. Colonial and Early Republic: Mapping out the Penobscot 3. Moses Greenleaf, Independence,...
“A Pictorial Map of the City of London…” by Robert Winston Finch (1952)

"A Pictorial Map of the City of London..." by Robert Winston Finch (1952) Title: A Pictorial Map of the City of London and its neighboring metropolitan boroughs published by the Ravengate Press, Boston Massachusetts. Barcode: 12811 Creator: Fitch,...
“Typus Universalis” by Sebastian Munster (1542)

"Typus Universalis" by Sebastian Munster (1542) Title: Typus Universalis Barcode: 1639 Creator: Munster, Sebastian (1489 -1552), Petri, Heinrich (1508 -1579) Date Published: 1542 Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/1639.0001 Play below or ...
“New and most accurate map of the whole world”by Joan Blaeu (1662)

"New and most accurate map of the whole world"by Joan Blaeu (1662) Title: Nova et Accvratissima Totivs Terrarvm Orbis Tabvla. Auctore Ioanne Blaev. Title Translation: New and most accurate map of the whole world, by Joan Blaeu Barcode: 458 Creato...
Osher Map Library Animal Crossing Custom Designs

Animal Crossing's newest game, New Horizons, has been a massive hit since it released in March of this year. This game allows you to design and customize so many things about your island including custom designs to use and share in the community. Rec...
Animal Crossing Custom Design How Tos

How to download designs from the Custom Designs Portal (requires internet connection) First go to the Custom Designs Portal in the back of the Able Sisters' Tailor Shop. Stand directly in front of it and hit "A," the dialogue prompts will ask you if...
“White Mountains of New Hampshire” from National Geographic (1937)

Title:The White Mountains of New Hampshire Done in the studios of The National Geographic Society for The National Geographic Magazine Barcode:50373 Publisher:National Geographic Society, Date Published:1937 Collection/Donor:Horwitz Permanent UR...
“Birds Eye View Showing Portland” by Walker (1909)

Title: Birds Eye View showing Portland R.R. Co. System and Connecting Lines. Barcode: 1371 Publisher: Walker Lith. & Pub. Co., Historical Context: This 1909 transportation map presents a dramatic bird's eye view of the greater Portland metropo...