Map of towns laid out along the Androscoggin River, ca. 1760, Map #74
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Manuscript map of areas around the Androscoggin River near Livermore, Mexico (Maine), Leeds, Jay, and Canton, Maine, ca. 1760. Commissioned by the Pejepscot Purchase Company. Map number probably added later by John McKeen, Clerk of the Company. Names on the map include Holman town, Phipps Canada, Livermore, and Jay.
The lands depicted in this map are a plan for towns along the Androscoggin River. In this map the towns are labeled as Livermore Falls, Phipps Canada (or Jay), Holman Town and Perricook. These towns in the area depicted by this map are now known as Livermore Falls, Jay, Canton, Peru and Dixfield.
Other Information
- Title: Map of towns laid out along the Androscoggin River, ca. 1760, Map #74
- Creator: Pejepscot Purchase Company
- Creation Date: circa 1760
- Subject Date: circa 1760
- Town: Canton, Jay, Leeds, Livermore Falls, Mexico
- County: Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford
- State: ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 32 x 35
- Local Code: Coll. 61, Map #74
- Collection: Proprietors of the Township of Brunswick papers
- Object Type: Text and Image
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Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Dixfield (Me.)--Maps
Androscoggin River (N.H. and Me.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Jay (Me.)--Maps
Land grants--Maine--Maps
Maine--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Maine--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Pejepscot Company--Records and correspondence
Land companies
Land settlement--Maine
Livermore Falls (Me.)--Maps
Canton (Me.)--Maps
Peru (Me.)--Maps
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