Collection: Osher Map Library Collection
Name: A plan of the roads between Boston and Penobscott Bay surveyed by order of the Governor in pursuance of a Resolution of the General Court of the Massachusetts-Bay
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Notes: Key to two symbols for county towns and churches or meeting-houses, large compass rose on the first sheet, showing magnetic variation for 1765, the road following for much of its course the route of present day route 1, showing principal settlements en route, mileages each mile from Boston (210 miles to Penobscot Bay). 1st image is a composite of the maps, showing how they go together.
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Dimensions: 46 x 68 cm
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Historical Context: Francis Miller conducted the detailed surveys for the road system of Massachusetts, in 1765-66, and initially drew them up on multiple sheets and from those he produced smaller, less unwieldy general maps (usually on 3 sheets) of the various sections of the Massachusetts road system, e.g. Boston to Albany, and Boston to Penobscot Bay.
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