Collection: Osher Map Library Collection

Name: North Line of the 1000000 acres

Barcode: 58585

Image Number: 58585.0001

Publishing Location: Blue Hill, Maine

Brief Description: Survey possibly done by Reuben Dodge, a surveyor from Blue Hill. The survey shows the laying out of plans for Townships 1 and 2. Township 1 is north of the town of Phillips in Franklin County and Township 2 is in Washington County. The 1000000 acres refers to the lands drawn by lottery and also purchased by wealthy Philadelphia banker William Bingham. Featured is the Musquacook Stream, a tributary to the Allagash River in the North Maine woods.

Surveyor: Dodge, Reuben

Date/Date Range Produced: 1820

Language: English

Region Depicted: Franklin County, MaineWashington County, Maine

Map Type: GeographicalLand use maps

Dimensions: 21 x 31 cm on sheet 40 x 34 cm

Printing Technique: Manuscript

LC Call Number: G3733.F7 1820 D6

OCLC: 1407070344

Subjects: Land grantsLand useSurveying

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/58585.0001