Collection: Osher Collection

Name: [Coast of Maine - From Seal Harbor to Penmaquid Point, Dated June 24, 1776]

Barcode: 819

Image Number: 819.0001

Creator: Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1729-1824

From Atlas: No

Publishing Location: London

Notes: Note: "Publish'd According to Act of Parliament June 24th 1776, by J.F.W. Des Barres Esqr." Title supplied by cataloger, no title on map itself. Map shows islands, bays, harbours and other points of interest: Penmaquid Point; Pavement Cove; New Harbour; Long Cove; Browns Head; Round Pond; Carter's Islands; Mash Island; Muskongus Island; Hogg Island; Ram Island; Greenland Cove; Oar Island; Partners of Long Island; Cow Island; Hunger Island; Jones Neck; Broad Cove; Western Creek; Eastern Creek; Broad Bay; Medumac River; Medumac Falls; Farington's Cove; Long Creek; Back Cove; Small Falls; Goofe River; Martin's Point; Hatchet Cove; Sand Island; Jone's Garden; Falfe Franklin; Harbour Island; Franklin's Island; High Ledge; Outward Egg Rock; The Gull Rocks; Manheigin Island; The Old Man and Woman Ledges; Burnt Island; St. George's Harbour; St. George's Islands; Otter Island; Cranberry Island; Minnifters Gutt; Medumcook Island; Carver's Island; Burton's Island; Crotch Island; Carver's Point; Baf's Point; Gaunt Neck Cove; Salt Marsh; Little River; Medumcook River; Pleasant Point; St. George's River; Maple Juice Cove; McCobb's Point; Arnold's Cove; Broad Cove; Cutler's Cove; Smith's Cove; Colvills Island; Herring Gutt; Herring Gutt Island; Mark Island; The Brothers; Mufkeito Island; Mufkeito Harbour; Moofe Point; Northern Island; Tarrents Harbour; Southern Island; Long Creek; The Little Marshes; Little Marsh Cove; White Head Islands; White Harbour; Seal Harbour; Seal Harbour Island; Wassawasgeig River; Owl's Head Bay; Two Bush Island; Metinick Island; Metinick Rock.

Brief Description: Chart showing the coast of Maine from Pemaquid Point to the mouth of the Weskeag River. The charts shows soundings, rocks, shoals, the locations of buildings, and topography. Dozens of unnamed surveyors worked on gathering the information that this map consists of.

Physical Description: 1 chart: illustrated

Publisher: Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1729-1824

Surveyor: Holland, Samuel, 1728-1801

Date/Date Range Published: Jun 24th, 1776

Language: English

Region Depicted: Knox County, MaineLincoln County, MaineMaine coast

Map Type: GeographicalNautical charts

Dimensions: Chart: 103.5 x 73.5 cm on sheet: 120 x 85 cm

Printing Process: Engraving

Printing Technique: Copper

Material Type: Paper

See Also: [Coast of Maine from Cape Elizabeth to Merrymeeting Bay][Coast of Maine - From Seal Harbor to Penmaquid Point][Coast of Maine - Two Views of Wolves Islands at Entrance of Passamaquoddy Bay][Coast of Maine - Detail of Penobscot Bay with Isle Haut and Southern Fox Island, Dated Aug. 17, 1776.][Coast of Maine - From Spurwink River to Moose Point] [Or, from Musketo Island to Cape Elizabeth, including Kennebec River]The Coast of New England.[Coast of Maine from Spurwink River to Moose Point][Coast of Maine - Detail of Inner Penobscot Bay with Deer Island, Long Island and Winslow or Long Island, Dated Sept. 3, 1776.][Coast of South Carolina and Georgia from Stono River to Inlet St. Mary][Falmouth Harbor and Portland Sound][Passamaquoddy Bay, Undated][Cape Elizabeth to Newbury Harbor]Charts of the Coast and Harbors of New England [...] [Title page][Boston Harbor Chart Des Barres] [facsimile][Gouldsborough to Moose Harbor, Maine][Falmouth Harbor]A Motor Tour of the Coast of Maine[Coast of Maine - From Seal Harbor to Penmaquid Point][Coast of Maine - Falmouth Harbor, Dated Jan. 1, 1781][Coast of Maine - Mount Desart Island, Frenchman's Bay, Long Island, Dated July 15, 1776][Coast of Maine - From Roger's Bay to Portland Sound including Falmouth Harbor, Dated July, 1776][Coast of Maine - From Frenchman's Bay to Musketo Island including Mount Desart and Deer Islands, and Penobscot Bay][Coast of Maine - Moose Harbor to Watering Cove, including Mechiass Bay, Naragnagus Bay, and Gouldsborough, Dated April 24, 1776][Gouldsborough to Moose Harbor, Maine][Gouldsborough to Moose Harbor, Maine]A Chart of Delawar Bay, with Soundings and Nautical Observations taken by Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hammond of the Navy and others Composed and Published for The Use of Pilotage by J.F.W. Des Barres Esqr. June 1st. 1779.[Grand Manan Island, undated]

Donor: Osher

Subjects: American Revolution, 1775-1783Maine--MapsMaps--Early works to 1800

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/819.0001