Colton's Railroad and Township Map of the State of Maine with portions of New Hampshire, New Brunswick, and Canada.
Publication date: 1855
- Map
- Used
Seller: Geographicus Rare Antique Maps, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.Geographicus Rare Antique Maps
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Condition: Used
£ 1,560.60
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Very good. Backed on linen. Attached to rollers. Add two inches to both height and width for dimensions with rollers. Size 38.75 x 33 Inches. This is an 1855 J. H. Colton wall map of Maine detailing college grants. A Closer Look Coverage embraces Maine and the surrounding region from Canada and New Hampshire to New Brunswick and from Aroostook County, Maine to the Atlantic Ocean. Maine is divided first into counties (which are all labeled) and then into townships. Each township is either named or numbered, with the majority of the unnamed townships lying in the northern parts of Franklin, Somerset, Piscataquis, Penobscot, and Aroostook Counties. At this point in Maine's history, some townships were only known by their numerical identifiers of Range and Township. Maine College Grants Some townships, particularly in Aroostook County, are labeled as 'grants', such as 'Grant to Portland Academy', or 'Grant to Belfast Academy'. These grants are closely associated with the development of educational institutions in colonial America. By 1647, a law was passed in Massachusetts stating that towns of one hundred families must have a grammar school. Eventually, the citizenry felt the need for higher education, so academies were established. By 1796, eleven academies had been established, and seven of them were in Maine. As a method of supporting the academies, land grants were made, most often in Maine. Whole and sometimes half townships were given to the academies, the sale and use of which would go to support them. Some institutions still retain some of their grants, and others have been sold on. Historical Context In the 1850s, Maine was deeply influenced by maritime industries, with shipbuilding, fishing, and trade central to its economy - creating an underpinning of exceptional wealth, especially along the coast. The state was also known for lumber and ice, both of which were shipped throughout the U.S. Politically, Maine was notable for its progressive stance on temperance; in 1851, it became the first state in the nation to enact a prohibition law, leading to what was known as the 'Maine Law.' This decade also saw increasing tensions over issues of slavery, and while Maine was far from the battlegrounds of the American Civil War (1861 - 1865), its citizens were active in the abolitionist movement, and the state contributed significant troops to the Union cause. The social and economic developments of this period set the stage for Maine’s evolving identity and its role in the years leading up to the Civil War. Publication History and Census This map was produced by J. H. Colton and published in 1855.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Colton's Railroad and Township Map of the State of Maine with portions of New Hampshire, New Brunswick, and Canada.
- Author
- 1855 Colton Wall Map of Maine
- Publication year
- 1855
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- MAINE-VERMONT-NEWHAMPSHIRE
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Geographicus Rare Antique Maps was founded in New York, New York, by Kevin James Brown in 1999. We are specialist antiquarians dealing in historic maps from all over the world and in all price ranges. Our enthusiasm, passion, and devotion to scholarship is expressed in our meticulously researched descriptions, among the most detailed and comprehensive available anywhere, for each and every rare map that passes over our desk. This same devotion guides the relationships of honesty and trust we have fostered with our clients, whether through purchasing or selling a rare map, getting an appraisal, or simply calling to discuss antique maps in general. We are happy to assist you no matter whether you are an interior decorator, an institution, an experienced collector, or are just looking for a single antique map. Geographicus is a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America), the ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), the New York Map Society, the Washington Map Society, the IMCOS, and the Society for the History of Discoveries. While primarily an internet-based company, we are happy to meet with clients to show our antique maps by appointment at our New York City location.…
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Geographicus Rare Antique Maps was founded in New York, New York, by Kevin James Brown in 1999. We are specialist antiquarians dealing in historic maps from all over the world and in all price ranges. Our enthusiasm, passion and devotion to scholarship is expressed in our meticulously researched descriptions, among the most detailed and comprehensive available anywhere, for each and every rare map that passes over our desk.
This same devotion guides the relationships of honesty and trust we have fostered with our clients, whether through purchasing or selling a rare map, getting an appraisal, or simply calling to discuss antique maps in general. We are happy to assist you no matter whether you are an interior decorator, an institution, an experienced collector, or are just looking for a single antique map.
Geographicus is a member of the ABAA (Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America), the ILAB (International League of Antiquarian Booksellers), Philip Lee Phillips Society, the New York Map Society, the Washington Map Society, the International Map Collectors Society and the Society for the History of Discoveries. While primarily an internet-based company, we are happy to meet with clients to show our antique maps by appointment at our New York City location.
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