Maine Memory Network

Moses Greenleaf to David James on slate, Williamsburg, 1834

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1834 Location: Williamsburg Media: Ink on paper

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The Moosehead Lake Region map, 1931

Contributed by: Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Date: 1931 Media: Lithograph

Colonial Cartography: The Plymouth Company Maps

The Plymouth Company (1749-1816) managed one of the very early land grants in Maine along the Kennebec River. The maps from the Plymouth Company's collection of records constitute some of the earliest cartographic works of colonial America.

Northern Threads: Colonial and 19th century fur trade

A vignette in "Northern Threads: Two centuries of dress at Maine Historical Society Part 1," this fur trade mini-exhibition discusses the environmental and economic impact of the fur trade in Maine through the 19th century.

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - People

"… by Francis Joseph Neptune, Cobscook River, 1798 Map by cartographer Chief Francis Joseph Neptune (Passamaquoddy), 1798Maine Historical Society"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Coasting Law of 1789

"Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education [10] Banks, Maine Becomes a State, 35."