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Plan of the Kennebeck and Sagadahock Rivers and the adjacent areas, undated

Collection Type

  • Maps and atlases

Location Note

Vertical file 4, plot plan 5

GUSN

GUSN-250781

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Description

Two maps with text of Massachusetts Bay in New England. Forts Western, Halifax, and Frankfurt are shown. Engraved, published and sold by Thomas Johnston of Brattle Street, Boston.

Details

Descriptive Terms

maps
forts
bays (bodies of water)
colonies
rivers
maps
text (layout feature)

Physical Description

1 map with text

Collection Code

AR001

Collection Name

General architectural and cartographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1939-08-09

Reference Code

AR001.PLOT.006a

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

24 x 34 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of W. S. Appleton, 1939

Places

Casco Bay (Cumberland county, Maine) [bay]
Penobscot Mountain (Hancock county, Maine) [peak]
Kennebec (Maine) [river]

Record Details

Originator

Johnston, Thomas, 1708-1767 (Publisher)

Material Type

maps
text (layout feature)

Subjects

Fort Halifax (Winslow, Me.)
Massachusetts Bay Company

Restrictions

Good. The top edge is torn.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 4, plot plan 5

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