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Description

Manuscript map 47-1 showing a "plan of Kennebeck River from Merrymeeting Bay upwards, Nov. 1763." Fort Richmond and Fort Brunswick are shown.

This map is part of the collection of maps from the Plymouth Company's records.

Also written on the map is a description of Native American use of the land around Merrymeeting Bay.

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About This Item

• Title: Plan of the Kennebec River, Nov. 1763
• Creator: Plymouth Company, 1749-1816
• Creation Date: 1763
• Subject Date: 1763
• Locations:
  • Kennebec County, ME
  • Androscoggin County, ME
  • Richmond, Sagadahoc County, ME
• Media: Ink on paper
• Dimensions: 39 cm x 31 cm
• Local Code: Coll. 60, Map 47-1
• Collection: Plymouth Company (1749-1816) records
• Object Type: Text and Image

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Cross Reference Searches

Standardized Subject Headings

• Androscoggin River (N.H. and Me.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
• Fort Richmond (Me.)
• Fortification--Maine
• Forts & fortifications--Maine
• Indians of North America
• Kennebec Patent -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
• Kennebec Purchase Company -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
• Kennebec River (Me.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
• Lakes--Maine
• Land grants -- Maine
• Landowners -- Maine
• Maine -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
• Manuscript maps
• Plymouth Company -- 1749-1816 -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
• Plymouth Company Patent -- 1749-1816 -- Maps-- Early works to 1800
• Rivers--Maine
• Streams--Maine

Other Keywords

• American Indians
• Native Americans
• Wabanaki

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For more information about this item, contact:

Maine Historical Society
485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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