Scope and Contents This collection consists of one small antique map of Maine circa 1831. This map was taken out of a book titled “Child’s Own Book of American Geography by the author of Peter Parley’s Tales with Sixty Engravings and Eighteen Maps. Published by James B. Dow, Boston, 1837.” The map shows Maine with a population of 399,462 and indicates that it was "Entered according to act of Congress on the 2nd day of March by S.G. Goodrich of Massachusetts". In the "Maine an Encyclopedia", the 1830 Census...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of one small historical black and white map of Maine engraved by G. W. Boynton. The author of the map is unknown and it appears this map was taken out of a book but research did not bring any results. This map covers the state of Maine with its counties, major cities from Central to Southern Maine, its rivers, and shows the St. John Valley region as the Madawaska Settlement. (Distinct communities, villages and settlements were in existence in this region but the 1830...