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1875 Constitutional Commission

The 1875 Constitutional Commission was established under Chapter 1 of the 1875 Resolves of Maine with the responsibility to "consider and frame such amendments to the constitution of this state as may seem necessary." The Commission held its first meeting on January 19, 1875, and adjourned on February 10, 1875. One of the most controversial outcomes of this process was the decision to omit certain sections of the Constitution from future printed versions. According to the Articles of Separation, which were part of the agreement that allowed the District of Maine to gain independence from the Commonwealth, Article 10, Section 5 outlined Maine's obligation to uphold treaties and financial agreements made between Massachusetts and the Passamaquoddy and Penobscot Nations. Furthermore, Maine was required to obtain Massachusetts' approval before making any alterations to these Articles. Since Maine could not legally revoke its treaty obligations without consent, the Constitutional Commission opted to conceal this text from public view through redaction.

Miniature of BMC 37--Carte nouvelle de l'Amérique Angloise, contenant la Virginie, Mary-Land, Caroline, Pensylvania, Nouvelle Iorck, N:Iarsey, N. France, et les terres nouvellement découerte dressé sur les relations les plus nouvelles. Circa 1700

BMC 37--Carte nouvelle de l'Amérique Angloise, contenant la Virginie, Mary-Land, Caroline, Pensylvania, Nouvelle Iorck, N:Iarsey, N. France, et les terres nouvellement découerte dressé sur les relations les plus nouvelles. Circa 1700

Eastern North America. Copied from Morden-Brown ca. 1695. An untitled inset at the left shows Boston Harbor and serves to hide some of the unknown western regions. Some illustrated topography shows towns, river systems, individual trees to indicate forests and some banks off the coast of Nova Scotia and Newfoundland. Relief shown pictorially. Small compass rose on upper right corner.

Type: OBJECT
Collection: Baxter Rare Maps
Date: 1700

BMC 39--Amerika of de Nieuwe Weerld, circa 1492

Decorative map of America, showing California as an Island, prepared to illustrate Vander Aa's Dutch translation of the report of Columbus' first voyage to America. Includes an incomplete Great Lakes, unknown Northwest Coast of America, highly inaccurate mapping of the Mississippi River, the 7 Cities of Cibola and a largely incomplete knowledge of the region which would become New Zealand and Australia. South America misprojected in a very wide fashion.

Type: OBJECT
Collection: Baxter Rare Maps

BMC 47--Province of Mayne

Map of the coast of the Province of Mayne from the Piscataqua River to the Kennebec River. Also includes Massachusetts and Masons Patent. Date and cartographer unknown.

Type: OBJECT
Collection: Baxter Rare Maps