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    A. J. Johnson, c.1860-1867, Maine. Full color, about 15 1/2 by 12 1/2 inches. This is a detailed county map with each township differently colored, showing landforms, cities and towns, rail and stage routes.  A handsome map published in the civil war era.  Includes a decorative border.  This map is particularly handsome because it has a very early baroque border.  Different editions have a slightly different decorative border. $145 

 


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   Samuel Augustus Mitchell, c.1864 Maine. Handsome in full color, about 11 1/2 by 13 3/4 inches. Decorative floral border, surrounds a handsome map showing rivers, mountains, cities, and railway lines.   Mitchell's maps from this series are some of the more attractive maps from this period, this map is enhanced with a decorative "garland" of flowers which provides a handsome border, making this an especially attractive map. $150  

 

 


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    George Cram, c.1886-1890, Maine. Colored, about 11 1/2 by 9 1/4 inches. A detailed map depicting landforms, counties, rail road lines, cities and towns.  Family atlases by George Cram were very popular in the late 1800's with the American family.   Different editions of the identical map may have a slightly different coloring. Later editions are in full printed color.   $25

 

 


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    Rand McNally, c. 1900, Maine.
Printed color with each county differently colored, about 12 1/2 by 9 1/4 inches. A detailed map depicting landforms, counties, rail road lines, cities and towns.    Also includes a table (not shown in the picture) on the left and right of the map of land area, counties and chief cities.   No road system is shown as yet.  The rail system evidences its importance.   The technology applied in developing this map was so advanced that it made all similar maps immediately obsolete $25

(Because the size of the scanner is slightly smaller than the map, some of the border does not appear in the photograph)


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Matthew Northrup's Century Atlas, 1897-1911, Maine. Printed color, about 10 1/2 by 15 inches. A very fine "modern" looking map with a "piano key" border. The map depicts landforms, including contours showing elevations above sea level. Includes counties, rail lines, roads, cities and towns.  These are superb maps for accuracy and detail.  A map of choice for many collectors.  Also includes an inset of Mount Desert Island.   $45  

 

(The map is a uniform green color.   The  brown area and line at center of the picture is created from joining two scans)


Dodd Meade and Company, c. 1903, Maine.  Printed color, about 8 1/4 by 10 1/4 inches. A very "modern" looking map with excellent detail. The map depicts landforms and includes counties, rail lines, cities and towns. $15 


 

City Plans

City plans are listed in alphabetical order

 

Portland, George Cram, 1889. Fully colored, about 9 1/2 by 12 inches. A detailed street plan of the entire city. Names streets and major buildings, parks, railroads and shows the harbor and docks.  A handsome map. $35