Collection: Osher Map Library Collection

Name: [A Colonial Manuscript Map of Southern Maine]

Barcode: 54295

Image Number: 54295.0001

From Atlas: No

Notes: Place of publication not identified. Publisher not identified.

Alternative Title: [Colonial manuscript map of Southern Maine]

Brief Description: Manuscript map drawn in pen and ink with wash color, depicts what would become the southern part of the state of Maine. Includes early townships, and shows the course of the Kennebec River and Androscoggin River to their terminus, with the Saco River shown to the west. Also included are a number of place names such as "Phillipstown" which became Sanford, Narrangansett which incorporated into Buxton in 1772, New Marblehead became Windham. Included are land grants awarded primarily to officers of the Massachusetts militia who fought in the 1690 battle of Quebec. Also included are "Pejepscot Claims" referencing lands claimed by the Pejepscot Purchase Company which would be disputed until 1814. Map's provenance may have come from the family of Captain James N. Sever. He was the first captain of the heavy frigate U.S.S. Congress, sister ship of the U.S.S. Constitution. He christened the Constitution during her launching on October 21, 1797 after the American Revolutionary War. Featured on the map is Indian Island on Sebago Lake. It was once fishing grounds for several Native American tribes including the Abenaki tribe.

Date/Date Range Produced: 1773

Language: English

Region Depicted: Cumberland County, MaineLincoln County, MaineMaineYork County, Maine

Map Type: GeographicalHistorical mapsManuscript mapsProperty maps

Dimensions: 71 x 47 cm

Printing Technique: Manuscript

Historical Context: Most of the place names identified on the map were land grants for Massachusetts militia officers and proprietors. "Raymondtown" was granted to "Raymond and others" showing Raymondtown Plantation granted in 1767 to the descendants of Captain William Raymond of Beverly, Massachusetts and his militia. Bridgeton was granted to Moody Bridges and a group of proprietors in 1765 when it was originally called Pondicherry. Otisfield, the town of Paris, Bethel, Jay, Livermore, Turner, Poland and later Brunswick were all land grants to those who supported Sir William Phips in the 1690 Quebec battle against the French.

LC Call Number: G3732.G465 1773

OCLC: 1202068335

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/54295.0001