Collection: Smith Collection

Name: Falmouth Harbor

Barcode: 1988

Image Number: 1988.0001

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

From Atlas: No

Brief Description: Map of Casco Bay, Maine. The chart includes Portland Harbor and nearby islands and shows the locations of settlements, including buildings. The chart includes soundings for the harbor and detailed rendering of the local topography.

Physical Description: 1 map: illustrated

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

Date/Date Range Produced: 1776

Date/Date Range Published: 1776

Language: English

Region Depicted: Casco Bay, MainePortland Harbor, MaineSouth Portland, Maine

Map Type: GeographicalNautical chartsTopographical maps

Dimensions: H 54 x W 75 cm

Printing Process: Engraving

Printing Technique: Copper

Material Type: Paper

Historical Context: Chart of Casco Bay, originally published in London at the beginning of the Revolution, provides the first detailed view of the Portland peninsula, then called Falmouth Neck.

LC Call Number: G3732.P6 D4 1776

OCLC: 229892607

Donor: Smith

Subjects: Casco Bay (Me.)Colonial AmericaIslandsMaineMaine--MapsPortland (Me.)Portland Harbor, MaineSouth Portland (Me.)United States History Revolution, 1775-1783

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/1988.0001