Other, Mount Desert Island, Eden, Tremont, Cranberry Isles, Mount Desert Rock
Other, Somesville
Publisher:
Colby's Atlas of Hancock County; copy made by Mark Miller in 1974
Date:
1881
Description: Reproduction of a map from Colby's Atlas of Hancock County (1881). Contains text descriptions of Mount Desert Island, Cranberry Isles and Mount Desert Rock with specific references to their locations in relation to Mount Desert Island, Maine. It shows, with lesser emphasis, the place names: Bar Harbor, SW Harbor, NE Harbor. Contains enlarged window showing Mount Desert Village (Somesville). Description of MDI mentions the incorporation in 1838 of "Seaville," a group of islands that included Bartlett's, Robinson's and Hardwood Islands in 1838. This incorporation was repealed in 1859. [show more]
Description: Sounding Map Issued Oct.1880 (By Carlile P. Patterson Superintendent Verification by J. E. Hilgard assistant in charge of office) corrected in 1885
Description: Geographical map showing the locations of towns, landmarks, and geographical features of Mount Desert Island and the Cranberry Isles, ME. Lists of the heights of mountains peaks and the summer levels of lakes and ponds are also included. 1 in. = 1 mile