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Plan Of Lands Set Off To Settlers On The St. John, John Gardner

Maine Bicentennial

Undated, plan "of lands set off to settlers on the St. John River in Township letter L & M R 2nd W E L S by the C---- s------ of Maine & Massachusetts app---- to carry into effect the 4th article of the Treaty of Washington [1842]."

The Treaty of Washington, also known as the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, signed August 9, 1842, resolved border issues between the United States and British North American colonies in the region that became Canada. This treaty resolved the Aroostook War, disputing the location of the Maine-New Brunswick border. The creator of the map is not …

Untitled Washington County Lot Survey On Vellum, John Gardner

Maine Bicentennial

Undated, pencil, pen and ink map of a portion of the eastern border of Washington and Hancock Counties, Maine and include townships No. 5, No. 6, No. 42, No. 43, No. 36, No. 37, No. 30 and No. 31. Pencil notations indicate the location of dams and woods camps. Names included on camps include: J. Hayward and N. Bowker. Many of the landscape features are labeled.

Plan Of Townships. Nos. 21 & 27 E.D. East Half No. 43 M.D. No. 6 & N. Half No. 5 With The Two Mile Strips North, N.D. Situated In The County Of Washington, State Of Maine, Richard N. Hayden, John Gardner

Maine Bicentennial

Undated, printed map of townships in Washington County, Maine, made from surveys by R. N. Hayden and John Gardner. The map includes 92,160 acres, exclusive of Native American holdings. The map label reads: "Plan of Townships. Nos. 21 & 27 E.D. East half. No. 43 M.D. No. 6 & N. half No. 5 with two mile strips north, N.D. Situated in County of Washington, State of Maine." The map scale is 1:63,360, or one inch to a mile.

Lewys Lake Indian Township, John Gardner

Maine Bicentennial

A pen and ink on vellum lot plan of Lewys Island in Princeton township. Projections are on a scale of sixteen rods to an inch or 1:3168. Map includes labeled streets and path of the railroad. Lots are numbered. Some lots labeled with the last names or initials of owners.

Undated Lot Survey Bordering South Line Of Plymouth Township, John Gardner

Maine Bicentennial

Undated, hand-drawn map in pen and ink on vellum. Map has no recorded title, date or scale. A red bordered adhesive stamp is labeled T.ship 3 in pencil. A faded pencil inscription at the bottom of the map is illegible. Lovely Brook is identified as laying south of the identified "South Line of the Plymouth Township," but a larger river bisecting the land block is unidentified. The creator of the map is not identified but the document is part of the collection belonging to John Gardner.

Blue Hill Academy Lot, Washington County, John Gardner

Maine Bicentennial

Pen and ink, hand-drawn map of Blue Hill Academy property containing 12,320 acres. Map includes a survey of tree species and landscape features along one of the property boundaries. The map is faded and includes lightly penciled notes and additions. A red-bordered contact adhesive sticker on the face of the map reads: "T.ship 1." Virso is marked "Tship 24." The map does not include a scale.

Key
b — Burnt land
h — Heath
S — Sedar [sic] swamp
g — hardwood stand
v — Rocky land
l — Ledgy land
m — Meadow land
p — Pine …

Proprietors Of Lots In Township No. 23 Middle Division, Rufus Putnam

Maine Bicentennial

Township N23. Middle Division, is six miles square bounded north on N29, south on N17, west on N22, east on N24 of the same division contains 23,040 acres, Scale 200 rods to an inch [1:396]. Attest Rufus Putnam (copy).

Township N31 Middle Division is lotted the same as N23 above, & is six miles square, bounded north on N37, south on N25, west on N30 of the same division, east on N25 & N26 of the east division, contains 23,040 acres.

Township N26 Middle Division is lotted the same as N23 above & is six miles square bounded north on …

Township Number 15, John Gardner

Maine Bicentennial

Pen and ink map of Township Number 15 on paper. The map is damaged and incomplete. The map includes Wabash and Scotts Streams. The plots are numbered and include notations regarding acreage. The map includes faint pencil notations. Bodies of water are outlined in blue ink.

A Plan Of The South Half Township No. 5 North Division ... County Of Washington, Benjamin Gardner

Maine Bicentennial

Hand-drawn pen and ink map on blue paper identified by the caption: "A plan of the South half No. 5 North division on a scale of 160 Rods to an inch [1:11,880], County of Washington." The rectangular map is six lots wide and three lots deep and includes depiction of numbered lots with the acreage noted. Bodies of water are shaded with blue pencil. The lower left corner of the map has been torn away.

A Plan Of The North Half Of Township No. 5, Washington County, John Gardner

Maine Bicentennial

Pen and ink map drawn on craft paper of "Township No. 5 north half." Map is badly damaged and incomplete. The document was originally drawn in pencil which was later traced over in pen and ink. Lots contain lot numbers and notations regarding acreage. The map is marked with grease spots and foot prints and long-hand calculations.

Township N. 25 East Division Is Bounded As Described On The Several Lines Thereof, Rufus Putnam

Maine Bicentennial

Township N. 25 East Division is bounded as described on the several lines thereof and lyes [sic] for 23040 acres. Scale 200 rods to an inch [1:396] (Copy) Attest. Rufus Putnam. Lots drawn in Township No 25 East division orig.

Ticket: N143 Lot: N27 Acres: 160 Proprietor: Jonathan Duright of Springfield
Ticket: N675 Lot: N30 Acres: 320 Proprietor: The Heirs of Sylvester Gardner of Boston.

Plan Of Township No. 6, East Division And Part Of Township No. 7, East Division In The County Of Washington, Rufus Putnam

Maine Bicentennial

Copy of a Plan of Township No. 6, East Division and Part of Township No. 7, East Division in the County of Washington containing 17,375 acres. The map includes a notation of the parish of St. Stephens, New Brunswick. Faint pencil notations can be seen on some lots. The map includes a compass point indicating magnetic north. The map does not include a scale for measurements.

Township C Range 2 [Washington County, Maine], Benjamin Gardner

Maine Bicentennial

Pen and ink, hand-drawn map Township C Range 2 [Washington County, Maine] on vellum. Boundaries are labeled: No. 8 Range 3 Line S. 18° W 6 miles 28 rods; B Range 2 Line S.72° E 6 miles 86 rods; Monticello Line N 18° W 6 miles 28 rods; D Line N 72° W 6 miles 86 rods.

Lots include lot numbers, pencil and ink notations identifying bodies of water and homesteads. Bodies of water are shaded in blue. Other features are color-coded and coded with line patterns but the map lacks an interpretive key.

No. 38 Middle Division #53, Washington County, Maine, Rufus Putnam

Maine Bicentennial

Township N.38 Middle Division, six miles square bounded North on unlocated lands of the North Division, South on N.32 and East on N.39 of the Middle Division; West on unlocated lands of the First Division. Contains 23,040 acres. Scale 200 rods to an inch (or 1:396). Attest Rufus Putnam

On the back of the map, there is a list of proprietor names, the number of lots, acres in each lot and "number of the tickets drawn against."

Bingham Lands In Alexander And Cooper, Benjamin E. Gardner, John Gardner

Maine Bicentennial

Property map with no scale, showing numbered lots in the Alexander and the town of Cooper. The map indicates eastern boundaries with Township No. 19 and Crawford, Plantation No. 14, and Princeton, Maine. The property was once part of the lands first surveyed Rufus Putnam.

From Gardner Family Papers, 1830-1939. John Gardner (1801-1888), was the principal surveyor in Calais, Maine. His son, Benjamin E. Gardner (1869-1939), a civil engineer and land surveyor took over for his father and worked most frequently with local attorneys doing land title research.

Plan Of Alexander, No. 16, Benjamin R. Jones, Benjamin E. Gardner

Maine Bicentennial

Blue print copy of properties of Plan of Alexander (previously Township No. 16). The map includes no scale. Handwritten caption reads: “The black dotted lines were run by B. R. Jones in 1807 & 8. The principal line were then run ten degrees to the left of the cardinal points. At present (1842) the same lines range eight degrees to the left of said points by the magnet. Dennysville, March 15, 1842 (signed) Benj. R. Jones. Copied by R. V. H. Sept. 16, 1843. B.E.G. May 31, 1901.

From Gardner Family Papers, 1830-1939. John Gardner (1801-1888), was the principal surveyor …

Undated Property Map With Porter Lots [Washington County], Benjamin E. Gardner, John Gardner

Maine Bicentennial

Undated property map, with no scale, drawn in black ink on yellow vellum. The map location is not clearly identified though features include a body of water identified as “Cheputnecticook River” and a bend in Tomah Stream. Five lots, numbers 1, 2, 15, 29 and 30, are labeled with the name “Porter.” The map includes faint pencil notations suggesting names for streams.

From Gardner Family Papers, 1830-1939. John Gardner (1801-1888), was the principal surveyor in Calais, Maine. His son, Benjamin E. Gardner (1869-1939), a civil engineer and land surveyor took over for his father and worked most frequently with local …

Undated Property Map, Washington County, Benjamin E. Gardner, John Gardner

Maine Bicentennial

Undated property map, with no scale, drawn in black ink on yellow vellum. A white sticker with a red border is labeled, “Tshp 13.” Labeled bodies of water include Tomah Stream and Beaver Brook.

A handwritten map key includes the following information:

p—pine
d—hardwood
g—good land
h—heath
m—meadow
l—low land
S—sedan
b—burnt land
A—camp
x—local attraction
r—rocky

From Gardner Family Papers, 1830-1939. John Gardner (1801-1888), was the principal surveyor in Calais, Maine. His son, Benjamin E. Gardner (1869-1939), a civil engineer and land surveyor took over for his father and worked most frequently with local attorneys doing land title research.

Undated Map On Vellum [Washington County], Rufus Putnam

Maine Bicentennial

Undated property map with no identified scale, drawn in black ink on yellow vellum. Map includes designated lots for schools and churches. The map is not clearly identified but does include the notation, “No. 41” which may reference Township No. 41, which is located in Hancock County. The map also includes a body of water labeled, “Sabal Lake.”

From Gardner Family Papers, 1830-1939. John Gardner (1801-1888), was the principal surveyor in Calais, Maine. His son, Benjamin E. Gardner (1869-1939), a civil engineer and land surveyor took over for his father and worked most frequently with local attorneys doing land title …

Map Of Northern Maine. Specially Adapted To The Uses Of Lumbermen And Sportsmen, Lucius Lee Hubbard

Maine Bicentennial

Map of Northern Maine. Specially Adapted to the uses of Lumbermen and Sportsmen. Compiled and Published by Lucius L. Hubbard, Cambridge, Mass. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1899 by Lucius L. Hubbard in the Office of the Librarian of Congress. For sale by E.F. Dillingham's, Bangor, Me."

Black and white map of northern Maine including sections of northern Washington, Penobscot, and Piscataquis Counties as well as Aroostook County. Includes detailed renderings of water features including lakes, ponds, streams, and rivers. Map size: 82 x 79 cm. Scale: 1:300,000 Relief shown by hachures. Map shows winter roads, …

Plan Of Dam At Princeton, J. W. Edgerly Jr.

Maine Bicentennial

Pen and ink plan of the dam on the St. Croix River in Princeton township drawn on vellum signed by J. W. Edgerly. The plan includes a diagram of Mercier Mill, including the placement and size of the equipment including the shingle, lath machine, edger, rotary saw, and plane. The plan is drawn on a scale of 15 feet to an inch or 1:180. The only date on the plan is a measurement of the depth of water at the sluice gates near the fish way on April 13, 1894.

Map Range First. Amherst Academy Grant. Lenox Academy Grant., John Gardner, Silas Holman, Daniel Rose

Maine Bicentennial

Property map drawn in black ink and hand-colored to outline bodies of water. The handwritten inscription reads: “The plan from which the above was copied is in State Land Office at Bangor and on it are the following explanations: A plan from ranges of townships north of the Bingham Lottery Lands and between Penobscot river and Schoodic river and lakes and several townships and parts of townships in the seventh, eighth and ninth ranges of townships in the old Indian Purchase, made by order of the Commissioners under the Act of Separation:—and is compiled from former surveys made under the …

A True Copy Of A Plan Of Lottery Lands In Maine, Rufus Putnam, E. C. Pendy

Maine Bicentennial

Pen and ink, hand-drawn map of lottery lands located in Washington County, Maine with the following inscription: Township No. XXI [illegible] Division is bounded as described on the several lines thereof [illegible] for 23,040 acres. Scale 200 rods to an inch [1:396]. Rufus Putnam. The map also includes a listing of lots drawn, noted in red ink, and the names of property holders.

Monson Lot Near Lewies Lake, Benjamin Gardner

Maine Bicentennial

Pen and ink rendering of Monson lots and details drawings of properties near the County Road bridge spanning the outlet of Lewy Lake and the intersection of 20th Century roads, U.S. Highway 1 and Rolfe Street. Lots are labeled P. Rolfe Land, P. Carl Lot, and Tavern Lot.

Map Of The Bangor, Orono & Oldtown Rail-Road, A. C. Morton, Asa P. Robinson

Maine Bicentennial

Map of the Bangor, Orono & Oldtown Rail-Road. Surveyed under the direction of A. C. Morton. by A. P. Robinson, Civil Engineer. 1850. Scale 1600 feet to 1 inch. A. P. Robinson, Del. J. H. Bufford & Co.'s Lith., Boston.

Map is orients north toward the upper right corner. Map size: 38 x 110 cm. 1:19,200 Scale. Relief shown by hachures. Profile of interior line at Thompson's Point, upper line at Orono, and river line from Bangor to Orono and Milford that includes the high water mark at Bangor is depicted along the bottom margin of the map. Map includes …

Plan Of Part Of Original Setlers [Sic] Lot No. 66, Holland's Survey, B. S. Dean

Maine Bicentennial

Map depicting part of original setlers [sic] lot no. 66 Holland's survey lying west of Kenduskeag Avenue and east of Kenduskeag Stream as surveyed for S. & T. Nowell, Esq.'s by B. S. Dean, surveyor. Scale: 1:600. Map size: 66 x 48 cm. Map is faded, making portions illegible under full-spectrum, ambient light. Map includes a compass arrow indicating north. Map is yellowed and shows foxing.

Plan Of The Southerly And Westerly Part Of The Town Of Edmunds, Richard N. Hayden

Maine Bicentennial

Plan of the south-westerly part of the town of Edmunds, particularly the land in dispute between Aaron and Benjamin Hobart. The Hobart dispute encompassed a total of 134 1/4 acres along the length of the 6th Range. The disputed lines are labeled J-E and G-F. The map scale is 1:15,840 or 80 rods per inch.

Plan Of Dyer Township Called No. 1, John Gardner

Maine Bicentennial

Hand-drawn pen and ink map of Dyer Township in Washington County, Maine. No scale is noted on the map.

Plan Of Township No. 27 Little River, John Gardner

Maine Bicentennial

A plan of Township No. 27 as laid out and run in Ranges in December 1844. Projected on a scale of one mile an inch [1:63,360]. Map is fragmentary and fragile. Bodies of water are tinted blue.

Town Of Bangor In The County Of Penobscot And State Of Maine, Rufus Gilmore

Maine Bicentennial

Hand-tinted, pen and ink map of Bangor dated March 26, 1842 depicting holdings of Benjamin Bussey, a successful and wealthy Massachusetts businessman who owned large plots of land in Bangor, Dixmont, Newburg, Frankfurt, and Augusta, Maine in the late 18th and early 19 centuries. Bussey died on his Roxbury, Massachusetts estate January 13, 1842. Rufus Gilmore was the eldest son of David Gilmore, an early settler of Newburg, Maine and Land Agent for Benjamin Bussey. Map scale: 1:19,800. Map size: 53 x 72 cm.

Map includes the following inscription: "This plan represents the town of Bangor in the County of …