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The History of Portland, from its first Settlement: with Notices of the Neighbouring Towns, and of the Changes of Government in Maine. In Two Parts. By William Willis. Part 1.

La Mer des Histoires (Rudimentum Novitiorum)
Author: Anonymous / Unknown Author
Date Produced: 1551
Language: French
Dimensions: 28 x 43
Historical Context: Coat of arms of Guillaume Pavée de Vendeuvre, a ninteenth century French politician who collected historic books, is on the cover of this volume.
LC Call Number: D17.A6 1551
Accession Number: OS-1551-1
Donor: Osher
Subjects: Bible storiesBible--GeographyKings and rulers
La Mer des Histoires (Rudimentum Novitiorum)

State of the British and French Colonies in North America, With Respect to Number of People, Forces, Forts, Indians, Trade and other Advantages...

Maine by Motor
Publisher: Maine State Highway Commission,
Language: English
Material Type: Paper
Dimensions: Booklet: (folded) 20.5 x 10.5 cm (unfolded): 20.5 x 20.5 cm Open: 20.5 x 40.5 cm 
Map:  63.5 x  43.5 cm
OCLC: 55654446
Accession Number: OS-1927-15
Donor: Osher
Subjects: CampingMaineTourism
Maine by Motor

Smith's Quarto, or Second Book in Geography. A Concise and Practical System of Geography, for Schools, Academies, and Families.
Author: Smith, Roswell Chamberlain, 1797-1875
Publisher: J.B. Lippincott Company
Date Published: 1859
Language: English
Dimensions: 30 x 25 cm
LC Call Number: G125 .S67 1859
OCLC: 7321183
Accession Number: OS-1859-3
Donor: Osher
Smith's Quarto, or Second Book in Geography. A Concise and Practical System of Geography, for Schools, Academies, and Families.

Atlas des enfans ou nouvelle méthode pour apprendre la géographie: avec un nouveau traité de la sphere.
Author: Bruyset, Jean Marie, 1749-1817
Date Produced: 1790
Language: French
Dimensions: Height: 18
Physical Description: 1 atlas: xi, 286 pages, 24 folded leaves of plates, illustrations (some hand colored), 22 hand colored maps
LC Call Number: G1015 .B78 1790
OCLC: 15790438
Accession Number: OS-1790-4
Donor: Osher
Atlas des enfans ou nouvelle méthode pour apprendre la géographie: avec un nouveau traité de la sphere.

Cornell's First Steps in Geography
Author: Cornell, S. S. (Sophia S.)
Publisher: D. Appleton and Company
Date Published: 1858
Language: English
Dimensions: 17 x 14 cm
Physical Description: 1 book: 72 pages, illustrations, (wood-engravings), hand colored maps
LC Call Number: G125 .C82 1858
OCLC: 390399
Accession Number: OS-1858-1
Donor: Osher
Subjects: Education
Cornell's First Steps in Geography

Smith's New Geography : containing map questions interspersed with such facts as an observing tourist would notice, which are followed by a concise text and explanatory notes : based on a combination of the analytical, synthetical and comparative systems, designed to be simple and concise, but not dry, philosophical, yet practical : for the use of common schools in the United States and Canada by Roswell C. Smith

Cornell's Primary Geography : forming part first of a systematic series of school geographies by S. S. Cornell
Author: Cornell, S. S. (Sophia S.)
Publisher: D. Appleton and Company
Date Published: 1871
Language: English
Dimensions: 22.4 x 17.2 cm
Physical Description: 1 book: 100 pages, illustrations, maps
LC Call Number: G126 .C67 1871
OCLC: 10369318
Accession Number: OS-1871-3
Donor: Osher
Subjects: Female authors / illustrators
Cornell's Primary Geography : forming part first of a systematic series of school geographies by S. S. Cornell

Elementary Geography for Primary Classes
Author: Guyot, Arnold, 1807-1884
Publisher: Scribner and Company
Date Produced: 1868 - 1872
Language: English
Physical Description: 96 pages, illustrations, maps (some colored)
LC Call Number: G126 .G89 1872
OCLC: 18484876
Accession Number: OS-1872-2
Donor: Osher
Subjects: Education
Elementary Geography for Primary Classes