Collection: Osher Collection

Name: [Plan of part of Gardner Maine]

Barcode: 13247

Image Number: 13247.0001

Creator: Anonymous / Unknown Author

From Atlas: No

Publishing Location: No place of publication identified

Notes: Shows land plots, ownership of land along Kennebec and Cobbossecontee rivers, manuscript map on rollers, 19th century

Brief Description: Shows land plots, ownership of land along Kennebec and Cobbossecontee rivers, manuscript map on rollers, 19th century. Gardiner was founded as Gardinerstown Plantation in 1754 by Dr. Silvester Gardiner a Boston physician. Successful as a drug merchant, he also became a principal proprietor of the Kennebec Purchase. When the Revolutionary War broke out, Dr. Gardiner who was a Loyalist, fled Boston when the British evacuated. His settlement continued without him and in 1803 Gardiner was incorporated as a town. Map includes streets, land lots with ownership along the Kennebec and Cobbossecontee Rivers.

Date/Date Range Produced: 1803

Language: English

Region Depicted: Gardiner, Maine

Printing Technique: Manuscript

LC Call Number: G3734.G3 1803

OCLC: 1432451314

Donor: Osher

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/13247.0001