Manuscript Map of the Kennebec River in Maine, from its Mouth Extending to a Point North Approximately 100 Miles above Fort Western

by Sir Francis Bernard, after, John Small, Francis Miller

$28,000 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books · No longer available

The earliest known survey of the upper Kennebec River, here in manuscript. 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. Cumming The present manuscript map, done on a scale of approximately 4 1/2 miles

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