Manuscript Map of the St. George Inlet and Lower St. George River in Maine

by Sir Francis Bernard, Surveyor John North, c.

$18,000 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

French and Indian War manuscript map of Fort St. George and the surrounding areas along the St. George River in Maine. In November 1969, noted historian of cartography William P. Cumming discovered in the family home of Sir Francis Bernard a collection of maps that, in purpose and type, differed so markedly from the more usual military, coastal and general colonial maps of the time that it stands out in both interest and importance. Sir Francis Bernard became the Colonial

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