Land, Maps, and Natural Resources
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BMC 24--America Septentrionalis a Domini d'Anville in Galliis edita nunc in Anglia. Coloniis in interiorem Virginiam deductis nec non Fluvii Ohio aucta cursu notisque geographicis et historicis illustrata. [circa 1756].
- This map depicts the British and French colonies at the onset of the French and Indian War. The War began in 1754, but it was not until 1756 that England declared war against France. The latest information from western Virginia (i.e., the Ohio Valley) has been included. The French forts in Ohio, which were defended from Braddock and Washington in 1754, are marked. Walker's Settlement of 1750 is also noted. The colonial boundaries are shown extending out beyond the Mississippi, with New England's claims reaching into Manitoba.
1756
BMC 22--Nova Belgica et Anglia Nova, circa 1635
- This elaborately decorated map is based on the 1614 explorations of Adrian Block, a fur trader working for the Dutch, who sailed from the north shore of Long Island to explore the southern coast of New England. Willem Blaeu, the premier Dutch map and globe maker of that period, published this map of New York and New England based largely on Block's reports. Oriented with west at the top and the north at the right, it is the first printed map to depict details of the interior of New England. It shows New England south to Cape Henry, Virginia. Includes decorative cartouche and North American motifs, including Native Americans and their villages and canoes, as well as bears, beavers, turkeys, and other fauna.
1635
BMC 25--Novissima et accuratissima totius Americae descriptio, circa 1680
- Map of North and South America. California is shown as an island and Great Lakes are shown with an open western coastline. No northwestern coast drawn beyond 40 degrees. The Mississippi River is still very vaguely drawn and pushed far west of its true location. South America retains its excessively wide format. An extension from Button's Bay is shown as a possible Northwest Passage. The map is embellished with two cartouches, 9 sailing vessels and vignettes of native villages, native warriors and indigenous animals.
1680
Androscoggin River Survey, Livermore Falls to Errol, New Hampshire Sheet 9
- Androscoggin River Survey, Livermore Falls to Errol, New Hampshire, 1906. Approximately 37 x 30 inches. Sketch. Sheet number 9.
1906
Rangeley Village, Maine
- Rangeley Village surveyed by civil engineering students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, June 1907 and June 1909. Blueprint, approximately 37 x 60 inches.
1909
Map of Letter C, Oxford County, For State Board of Assessors
- Map of Township C. Blueprint, approximately 18 x 24 inches
1918