Collection: Osher Collection

Name: [Coast of Maine - Falmouth Harbor, Dated Jan. 1, 1781]

Barcode: 849

Image Number: 849.0001

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

From Atlas: No

Publishing Location: London

Notes: Note lower right: "Pub Accor. to Act Jan. 1 1781. by I.F. W. Des Barres Esqr." Title supplied by cataloger, no title on map itself. Map shows bays, islands, harbours and other landmarks: Portland Point; Portland Sound; Bang's Island; Ram Island; House Island; Peaks Island; Hog Island Ledge; Great Hog Island; Little Hog Island; Falmouth Harbour; Fore River; Falmouth (now Portland); Halfway Rock; Mackey's Island; The Brothers; Clap Board Islands.

Brief Description: Map of Portland Harbor and outer islands. The chart includes soundings, topography, and buildings, including the city of Falmouth (Portland). Dozens of unnamed surveyors worked on gathering the information that this map consists of.

Physical Description: 1 chart: colored, illustrated

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

Surveyor: Holland, Samuel, 1728-1801

Date/Date Range Published: Jan 1st, 1781

Language: English

Region Depicted: Cape Elizabeth, MaineCasco Bay, MaineCumberland County, MainePortland Harbor, Maine

Map Type: GeographicalNautical charts

Dimensions: Chart: 52.5 x 77 cm on sheet: 62.5 x 85 cm

Printing Process: Engraving

Printing Technique: Copper

Material Type: Paper

See Also: 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.Charts of the Coast and Harbors of New England [...] [Title page]Falmouth Harbor Portland Sound [facsimile]The Coast of New England.[Boston Harbor Chart Des Barres] [facsimile][Cape Elizabeth to Newbury Harbor][Coast of Maine - Detail of Inner Penobscot Bay with Deer Island, Long Island and Winslow or Long Island, Dated Sept. 3, 1776.][Coast of Maine - Detail of Penobscot Bay with Isle Haut and Southern Fox Island, Dated Aug. 17, 1776.][Coast of Maine - Detail of Penobscot Bay with Isle Haut and Southern Fox Island, Dated Aug. 17, 1776.][Coast of Maine - From Frenchman's Bay to Musketo Island including Mount Desart and Deer Islands, and Penobscot Bay][Coast of Maine - From Roger's Bay to Portland Sound including Falmouth Harbor, Dated July, 1776][Coast of Maine - From Seal Harbor to Penmaquid Point, Dated June 24, 1776][Coast of Maine - From Seal Harbor to Penmaquid Point][Coast of Maine - From Seal Harbor to Penmaquid Point][Coast of Maine - From Spurwink River to Moose Point] [Or, from Musketo Island to Cape Elizabeth, including Kennebec River][Coast of Maine - from Spurwink River to Moose Point] [or, from Musketo Island to Cape Elizabeth, including Kennebec River] [facsimile][Coast of Maine - Moose Harbor to Watering Cove, including Mechiass Bay, Naragnagus Bay, and Gouldsborough, Dated April 24, 1776][Coast of Maine - Mount Desart Island, Frenchman's Bay, Long Island, Dated July 15, 1776][Coast of Maine - Two Views of Wolves Islands at Entrance of Passamaquoddy Bay][Coast of Maine from Cape Elizabeth to Merrymeeting Bay][Coast of Maine from Spurwink River to Moose Point][Coast of Maine][Coast of South Carolina and Georgia from Stono River to Inlet St. Mary][Falmouth Harbor and Portland Sound][Falmouth Harbor][Gouldsborough to Moose Harbor, Maine][Gouldsborough to Moose Harbor, Maine][Gouldsborough to Moose Harbor, Maine][Grand Manan Island, undated][Passamaquoddy Bay, Undated]

Donor: Osher

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

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/849.0001