Contributed by Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education
Description
Osgood Carleton (1741-1816) was the key figure in the early mapping of the Eastern District of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Maine. A land surveyor and teacher of the mathematical arts in Boston, he compiled existing manuscript maps and plans into maps of the district for books on U.S. geography and Maine history, in 1793 and 1795 respectively. These were the first printed maps of Maine.
About This Item
- Title: The District of Maine, 1793
- Creator: Osgood Carleton
- Creation Date: 1793
- Subject Date: 1793
- Location: ME
- Media: Engraving
- Dimensions: 27 cm x 21 cm
- Local Code: 2056 (SM-1795-17)
- Collection: Smith Sheet Map Collection
- Object Type: Image
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Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic EducationUniversity of Southern Maine, Glickman Library, PO Box 9300, Portland, ME 04014
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