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Description
A bird's eye map of Castine, nestled between Wadsworth's Cove, Hatch's Cove and the harbor. A small vignette at the upper left contextualizes "Castine and part of Brooksville and Penobscot."
The legend highlights various local interest points, including churches, schools, railroads, hotels, batteries, forts, and observatories, as well as the cemetery, custom house and post office. The legend also includes "bits of history," with a focus on the British occupation of Castine during the War of 1812.
About This Item
- Title: Bird's eye view of Castine, 1889
- Creation Date: circa 1889
- Subject Date: 1889
- Location: Castine, Hancock County, ME
- Media: ink on paper
- Dimensions: 49 cm x 74 cm
- Local Code: Map F 506
- Object Type: Text and Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Batteries (Weaponry)
- Bird's-eye view prints
- Buildings--Maine--Castine
- Castine (Me.)--Aerial views
- Castine (Me.)--Maps
- Forts & fortifications--Maine--Castine
- Forts--Maine--Castine
- Maine--Aerial views
- United States--History--War of 1812
Other Keywords
- Abbot School House
- Acadian Hotel
- Adams School House
- Battery Gosselin
- Battery Griffith
- Bird's-eye views
- Birds eye views
- Birdseye views
- Castine Fort
- Castine Hotel
- cemetery
- Dutch Oven
- East Point Battery
- Eastern State Normal School
- Fort George
- French Fort
- General Lovel's Battery
- Half Moon Battery
- Hatch's field battery
- J.W. Dresser's rope-walk
- Penobscot Expedition
- Rifle Pits
- Sailor's Battery
- Seaman's Battery
- Sherbrooke Battery
- Soldier's Monument in Common
- Trask's Rock
- West Point Battery
- Witherie's Observatory
- Wood's Observatory
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