Description: Official Map of Maine Compiled from U. S. Government Surveys, Official State Surveys, and original sources for State of Maine Publicity Bureau, Portland, Maine, 1923. Shows railroads, highways, trolleys, steamboat lines, hotels, boarding houses, community camps, boys’ and girls’ camps, golf courses, population of towns, elevation, and other information. Inset shows Best Routes to Maine: Railroads, Highways, Steamship Lines. Scale: 1" = 5 miles [show more]
Description: Map of Northeast Harbor, 1928. Published for Knowles Co. Created by Belle Smallidge Knowles. Number indicates cottages, but there is no accompanying list of cottages or owners.
Description: 1921 Sanborn Maps of Southwest Harbor and Manset showing dwellings, businesses, churches, roads. Key indicates building construction material, location of automatic sprinklers, number of stories, etc. Prominent businesses shown are John L. Stanley & Son, Fish Curing & Packing; John A. Hopkins, Fish Curing & Packing; Manset Coal Co., Addison Packing Co. Sardine Factory, Freeman Coal Co., Park Theatre Moving Pictures & Vaudeville, Dirigo and Claremont Hotels. Approx. 21.5" tall x 13.5" wide. Scale: 1 inch = 100 feet Maps have been scanned and the image files are linked to this record. See "Relations" If a printed image of these is made, it is suggested that the image be taken from the disc copy of the photos for higher resolution. It is possible that the image cataloged in Past Perfect database has been made smaller for storage purposes. [show more]
Description: Art Deco tourist map. Size 28" x36" Boarder wording " Some Go Abroad For Merchandise & Trading, Another Stays To Keep His Country From Invading, A Third Is Coming Home With Rich & Wealthy Lading Halloo My Fancie Wither Wil't Thou Go"
Description: An image of Map 1 of the Sanborn maps in MDI Historical Society collection. Scan made by Charlotte Morrill, SWH, April, 2011. There are two images of this map attached to this record. One image of the map includes the MDI Historical Society ownership record and the other is a map image without this attribution. Original scan images are in higher resolution than the files attached to this record. If needed, the higher resolution files are on disc and stored in the media album under this accession number. [show more]
Description: An image of Map 2 of the Sanborn maps in MDI Historical Society collection. Scan made by Charlotte Morrill, SWH, April, 2011. There are two images of this map attached to this record. One image of the map includes the MDI Historical Society ownership record and the other is a map image without this attribution. Original scan images are in higher resolution than the files attached to this record. If needed, the higher resolution files are on disc and stored in the media album under this accession number. [show more]
Description: An image of Map 3 of the Sanborn maps in MDI Historical Society collection. Scan made by Charlotte Morrill, SWH, April, 2011. There are two images of this map attached to this record. One image of the map includes the MDI Historical Society ownership record and the other is a map image without this attribution. Original scan images are in higher resolution than the files attached to this record. If needed, the higher resolution files are on disc and stored in the media album under this accession number. [show more]
Description: Boston and Maine Railroads and Connections; map shows routes (in red) going from Boston to Eastport, Calais, and other points. Map torn. Dimensions: 23" x 30"
Description: Map of the Eastern Steamship Company’s territory and its connections. Includes Quebec and Gulf of St. Lawrence. Published by Rand Avery Supply Co, Boston Mass. Once folded. Now framed. ca. 1920.
Description: Path Map 1921 Typographyand hydrography adapted from the Map of Mount Desert Island issued by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, June 1882
Description: Anne (Weston) McGowan gave twelve Mount Desert Island maps and brochures to the Southwest Harbor Public Library in June 2014. Among the maps was this blueprint. The Treadway family, who summered at “Grayrock” in Seal Harbor, had given the maps to her. This rare and delicate map contains hand-drawn annotations in red and black ink. Most are located in the lower right quadrant in the vicinity of Sargent Mountain, Redfield Hill, Day Mountain and Seal Harbor. To see these markings, view the map at full size and full screen. The actual map is located in the archives of the Southwest Harbor Public Library. It measures 45" x 32.5". [show more]
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]
Description: Limited edition map. Edition was 100 copies. This is number 36. Hand colored. Adhered to artist board and lacquered. Includes historical notes and drawings.
Description: One of a series of topographical maps issued by the United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey. State of New Hampshire, Highway Department, Plymouth Quadrangle (N43.45/W71.30). Scale 1: 62 500. Topography by R. L. McCammon and E. V. Holloway. Culture and drainage in part compiled from aerial photographs taken by Air Corps, U.S. Army.
J. I. Gayetty, W. K. McKinley, S. L. Parker, G. E. Sisson
Publisher:
U. S. Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.
Date:
1922
Place:
Maine
Description: One of a series of topographical maps issued by the United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey. State of Maine represented by the Public Utilities Commission, Long Pond Quadrangle, Somerset County (N45.30/W70.00). Scale 1: 62 500. Topography by J. I. Gayetty, W. K. McKinley, S. L. Parker and G. E. Sisson. Control in part by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey and from railroad valuation surveys.
Description: One of a series of topographical maps issued by the United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey. United States Department of the Army Corps of Engineers. Calais Quadrangle, Washington County (N45.00/W67.15). Scale 1: 62 500. Topography by R. J. Belton, C. W. Birdseye, C. H. Price and International Boundary Commission.
Description: Topographic map showing boundaries of Lafayette National Park (now Acadia National Park). Hancock County towns (Trenton, Lamoine, Hancock, and Sorrento) and some nearby islands are shown. George Wood's "Geology of Mt. Desert" is printed on the back.
Description: Traced from an old plan belonging to W.D. Stanley (Jimmy) and bearing the following Title – "A plan of the Real Estate of Thomas Stanley late of Cranberry Isles, deceased, made by E.M. Hamor and A.C. Fernald, Showing the division among the widow and heirs as made by Leonard Holmes, A.C. Fernald and Henry H. Clark, Commissioners duly appointed by the Probate Court to make said partition. Scale of distance Ten rods to the inch. E.M. Hamor, Surveyor.’" A true copy attested A.C. Fernald’ This tracing made July 1928 by H.C. Dearborn. Thomas Stanley, who had owned this real estate, was Thomas Cobb Stanley Jr. (1784-1876). W.D. Stanley (Jimmy), mentioned in the inscription, was Thomas Cobb Stanley Jr.'s grandson, William Doane Stanley.(1855-1950) [show more]