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Nautical charts (1855-1877) used by Meltiah and Carrie Richardson for transatlantic voyages Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Map	People Places Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner		1855		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Nautical charts (1855-1877) used by Meltiah and Carrie Richardson for transatlantic voyages Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2015.315.2076 Type: Map Subject: People Places Vessels, Ship, Sailing Ship, Schooner Date: 1855 Description: Charts, nautical. Collection of ten 1855-1877 nautical charts of various sizes pertaining to the northeast coast of the United States, and the Atlantic Ocean to Europe, some with cotton fabric backing and cloth borders; all were rolled up inside a canvas drawstring carrying bag. (Charts are numbered 1-10 see full descriptions elsewhere.) Chart 1 is the most important and the most fragile of the set. It is stamped twice in black ink with "M. J. Richardson" and clearly plots at least two 1877-78 transatlantic voyages through the Strait of Gibraltar by Great Cranberry Island captains Meltiah J. and/or his spouse Mary Catherine "Carrie" Stanley likely aboard their three-mast schooner, Carrie M. Richardson (built in nearby Manset harbor 1874. See 2017 exhibit of chart and accompanying journals). Chart 6 has M. J. Richardson's name written in pencil on the reverse. Several charts are annotated in pencil and pen with dates and direction of sea voyages, and some have red ink dots indicating navigational aids (nuns and buoys). These charts were inherited by Stanley descendants and originally came from the Lewis Stanley boatyard and/or house on The Pool on GCI. Captain Lewis G. Stanley (1869-1957) was son of Enoch B. Stanley, Sr. (1820-1903). Meltiah J. Richardson married Mary Catherine "Carrie" Stanley (sister of Lewis) in 1870.) Chart 1 is 42” high by 60" wide and was in dire need of conservation. Conservation, encapsulation, digitization, printing and mounting were done at NEDCC August 2016. See documentation and digital files. (Prior to conservation: A piece missing from around the Yucatan peninsula,discolored, and very musty. Ink smudges in the center of the chart.) It’s actually two maritime charts laid side by side on the same cloth backing; used many times; well worn. Schooners known to be associated with Meltiah Richardson are the Hussar, Quickstep, and the Carrie M. Richardson. Legend on lower left corner reads: “Chart of the North Atlantic Ocean. From the most recent British, French, and United States Surveys. Sheet I. Hydrographic Office – U.S. Navy 1369. With variation curves for 1871”. The legend on the lower right side of the chart reads: “Chart of the North Atlantic Ocean from the most recent British, French, Spanish, Portugese, Belgian, Dutch, German, Danish and Norwegian surveys. Sheet II. Hydrographic office U.S. Navy. With variation curves for 1871. Only the most important lights are given on this chart.” There are calculations and dates in pencil along edges of chart and along coastline of the mid-Atlantic and southern U.S. coast. Two voyages are plotted across the ocean indicating dates and occasional notes. Journey 1 runs from October 19, 1877- November 20, 1877 from Malaga (on the southeast coast of Spain in the Mediterranean Sea, through the Strait of Gibraltar) heading east to Cape Lookout, NC, bound for Philadelphia. Journey 2 runs from October 3, 1878 - November 16, 1878, from Cadiz, (on southwest coast of Spain, north of the strait of Gibraltar), heading east to the Chesapeake Bay area of MD/VA, bound for Gloucester. (See scans of wallet journal made 7/29/16 relating directly to chart 1.) See separate document for specifics for each of the 10 charts. (See Exhibits2017 on NAS for displays and texts relating to these charts.) (See also Macfarlan's personal collection - chart of Ireland, and 2002.20.44 Hadlock chart around Norway.) [show more]
Cranberry Isles Map and Cottage Directory 1958 (laminated) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Map	Places Places, Island	L.S. Robinson Real Estate	1958		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Cranberry Isles Map and Cottage Directory 1958 (laminated) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2018.405.2182 Type: Map Subject: Places Places, Island Creator: L.S. Robinson Real Estate Date: 1958 Description: Map. Laminated 1958 Cranberry Isles Cottage Directory (L.S. Robinson Real Estate) houses numbered and owners identified.
Cranberry Isles Map and Cottage Directory 1958 (annotated) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Map	Places, Island Structures, Dwellings, House	L. S. Robinson Co.	1958		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Cranberry Isles Map and Cottage Directory 1958 (annotated) Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.246.2359 Type: Map Subject: Places, Island Structures, Dwellings, House Creator: L. S. Robinson Co. Date: 1958 Description: 1958 Cranberry Isles Map and Cottage Directory by L.S. Robinson Real Estate, with annotations by Louise Marr or Doris McSorley.
Colby Atlas of Hancock County Maine 1881 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Map	Places	H. E. Halfpenny & J. H. Stuart	1881		No Known Copyright	Colby Atlas of Hancock County Maine 1881 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2016.333.2098 Type: Map Subject: Places Creator: H. E. Halfpenny & J. H. Stuart Publisher: S. F. Colby & Co. Date: 1881 Description: Book. Colby Atlas of Hancock County Maine 1881. Donor inherited it from his Great Grandfather, Calvin Whitney, with various inscriptions on front and rear pages with dates 1882, 1884, and 1889 with Calvin Whitney's town indicated variously as Jonesboro and Jonesborough in Washington County, ME. Full title: Atlas of Hancock County Maine, Compiled and Published under the direction of Geo. N. Colby, by S. F. Colby & Co., Drawn from Official Plans, U. S. Cost Survey Charts, and Actual Surveys by H. E. Halfpenny & J. H. Stuart, Ellsworth, ME 1881. Engraved by Wm Bracher 27 So. 6th St. Phila, Printed by F. Bourquin 31 So. 6th St. Phila. Assistants: C. E. Williams, B. T. Sowle, Atty at Law. Capt. N. H. Higgins & L. B. Wyman, C. E. All 96 pages of book are present, all color map plates are in tact. Pages 52 & 53 are [intentionally] blank, but it appears some printed material may once have between those pages as both pages have brown staining across them. Some stains and foxing throughout, binding worn, covers stained and frayed. [show more]
Map of Cranberry Isles, Maine Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Map	Places			Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island	No Copyright - United States	Map of Cranberry Isles, Maine Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2021.453.2855 Type: Map Subject: Places Place: Cranberry Isles, Great Cranberry Island Description: Map of Cranberry Isles, Maine. Includes Bear I., Sutton's I., Great Cranberry I., Little Cranberry I., and Bakers I.
Map Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Map	Places, Island				Copyright Not Evaluated	Map Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.240.1937 Type: Map Subject: Places, Island Description: Map. "Great Cranberry Island 1930-1980". Shows names and locations of homes and other significant spots. Map shows incorrect placement of McSorley cabin; it should be south of Great Head Point.
Property map of Moorfield Storey's GCI properties Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Map	Places, Cemetery		1928		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Property map of Moorfield Storey's GCI properties Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2015.326.2088 Type: Map Subject: Places, Cemetery Date: 1928 Description: Map. Digital photograph of a property map of Moorfield Storey's GCI properties ca. 1928. Legend on lower corner reads: "Map showing land on Great Cranberry Island, Maine, belonging to Moorfield Storey [at xx/xx maybe 8/31?], surveyed and made by [Alruly or Alruh?] L. Reed, surveyor, Northeast Harbor, Maine." This very large plan map shows parcels on the south west portion of GCI along the town road surrounding Bulger Hill. It shows property boundaries with owners names (often including deed references from about 1886-1928), placement of houses, water tank, woods etc. Names include: Donald; Stanley Heirs-Storey; Frank Nelson; Duran to Storey; Stanley to Storey; Emma E. Birlem to Moorfield Storey; Wyatt to Storey; George O. Johnson to Moorfield Storey; Moorfield Storey to Charles M. Storey; Ralph Bulger to Chas M. Storey; Clarence Crosby to Chas. M. Storey; Margaret H. Pierce; the Cranberry Club; and John H. Pressey to Moorfield Storey, among others. This map shows the extent of changes wrought by rusticators. It also captures the location of the "old house" before it was moved in 1945, and the location of the Stanley Cemetery: 2015.326.2088B shows this detail. [Due to poor quality of the photograph, some writing is illegible. Donor has original which we'll eventually scan.] [show more]
Ed & Lesley Horvath wedding souvenir map Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Map	Events People Places		1998		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Ed & Lesley Horvath wedding souvenir map Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.27.792 Type: Map Subject: Events People Places Date: 1998 Description: Map, Great Cranberry Island, with tourist information, made as souvenir for guests of the marriage of Ed & Lesley Horvath, 1998.
Map of Cranberry Isles hand-drawn 1947 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Map	Places	Douglas Macfarlan	1947		No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Map of Cranberry Isles hand-drawn 1947 Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2014.282.2024 Type: Map Subject: Places Creator: Douglas Macfarlan Date: 1947 Description: Map. Color print on wood of hand-drawn, 1947 annotated map of Cranberry Isles and surrounding MDI by Douglas Macfarlan (donor's father). Includes annotations and drawings of the early history of the area. Mounted on board. Legend acknowledges L.S. Phillips (perhaps Lawrence Sims, hotelier), Joseph P. Sims (architect), and W.O. Sawtelle (local historian). Donor has other unmounted paper prints of this map which have not faded or yellowed like this one. Donor recalled coming to GCI from Philadelphia as a child with his father in their old Ford when it took three days. [show more]
Map of Great Cranberry by Dot and Andy McSorley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Map	Places, Island				No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Map of Great Cranberry by Dot and Andy McSorley Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2013.211.1841 Type: Map Subject: Places, Island Description: Map, 2 maps, one hand-drawn and one mimeographed, made by Dot & Andy McSorley, indicating the old time property holders and the McSorley land colored in red. The McSorleys loved to make maps of their land, the lots they intended to divide it into.
Great Cranberry and Suttons Map Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Map	Places, Island				No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Great Cranberry and Suttons Map Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.0.945 Type: Map Subject: Places, Island Description: Map. Copy of an old Great Cranberry and Suttons Map (date not specified)
Topographic map of the Cranberry Isles Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Map	Places, Island				No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Topographic map of the Cranberry Isles Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-1000.0.835 Type: Map Subject: Places, Island Description: Topo map of the Cranberry Isles (with lines of equal height, but not including Bear Island) and with cemeteries marked in yellow highlighter, as mentioned in Tom Vining's book "Cemeteries of MDI & the CIs"
Map of Preble's home lot Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Map	Places, Island				No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Map of Preble's home lot Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2001.111.823 Type: Map Subject: Places, Island Description: Map: Showing William P. Preble's "The Old Home Lot" and the previous lots around it (some of which presumably Preble bought) extending from the main road to what we now call Preble Cove. Date unkown
Geology of MDI Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Map	Places, Island				No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Geology of MDI Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2003.81.583 Type: Map Subject: Places, Island Description: Document, 1 sheet, copy of map "Bedrock Geology of Mount Desert Island, Maine" by Carlton A. Chapman, 1962,1970, showing types of rock found at various places.
Mount Desert Island 1882 US Coast & Geodetic Survey Map showing Cranberry Isles including personal note & envelope Great Cranberry Island Historical Society	Map	Places, Island				No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only	Mount Desert Island 1882 US Coast & Geodetic Survey Map showing Cranberry Isles including personal note & envelope Great Cranberry Island Historical Society Identifier: gcihs-2003.61.480 Type: Map Subject: Places, Island Description: Map, modern copy of US Coast & Geodetic Survey, "Mount Desert Island Maine, 1882", 2 loose sheets: legend sheet and map itself (only the Cranberry Isles depicted). Envelope & short note from Hugh Dwelley also included. (Scans affiliated with this catalogue number were made from some iteration of the 1882 map at an unknown date discovered 1/19/15.)

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