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Maps

These 19th century maps and map publishers are mentioned in Thoreau's “The Maine Woods”.

  • Greenleaf Map 1828

    Pages from Atlas accompanying Greenleaf's map and statistical survey of Maine. Portland. Shirley & Hyde. 1829

    Left: Map of the principal rivers, mountains and highland ranges of the State of Maine, by Moses Greenleaf. 1828. Engraved by Wm. Chapin, New York for Greenleaf's survey of Maine. Published by Shirley & Hyde, Portland, 1829. Zoomable version and more info.

    Right: Sketch of the imaginary ranges of highlands. Reported by the British surveyors under the Treaty of Ghent, as extending across the State of Maine. (By Moses Greenleaf). W. Chapin Sculpt. New York. (Portland, published by Shirley & Hyde, 1829). Zoomable version and more info.

  • Colton Map 1856

    Maine. Published by J.H. Colton & Co. 172 William St. New York. Entered 1855 by J.H. Colton & Co. New York. No. 9. Zoomable version. From: Colton's Atlas Of The World, Illustrating Physical And Political Geography. By George W. Colton. Accompanied By Descriptions Geographical, Statistical, And Historical, By Richard Swainson Fisher, M.D. Complete In One Volume. New York: J.H. Colton And Company, No. 172 William, Corner Beekman Street. 1856.

    View all three of the above images together as zoomable versions along with more info at the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection. (FireFox or Internet Explorer recommended.)

  • Coffin Map 1835

    Plan of the Public Lands of the State of Maine, Surveyed under Instructions from the Commissioners & Agents of the States of Massachusetts and Maine. Copied from the original surveys on a reduced scale & corrected by Geo. W. Coffin, Land Agent of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 1st August, 1835.

    Thoreau wrote that he carried a copy of this map with him on his excursions.

    For more info and a detailed view of this map, see 1835 Map of the Public Lands of Maine, Historical Maps, Upper St. John River Valley.

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