Keywords: New England -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Item 104938
"New England the Most Remarqueable Parts Thus Named," 1637
Contributed by: Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Date: circa 1614 Media: Engraving
Item 7492
Novi Belgii: Novaeque Angliae Nec Non partis Virginiae, ca. 1655
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1655 Media: Map, ink on paper
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The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.
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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.
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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Further Reading
"New York: New York University Press, 2019. Taylor, Alan. Liberty Men and Great Proprietors: The Revolutionary Settlement on the Maine Frontier…"
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"… Colonists, and Land Speculators on the New England Frontier (New York: New York University Press, 2019)."
