Part of the Pownalborough plan, Augusta and Dresden, ca. 1760
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Manuscript map 30 from the Plymouth Company's records showing a part of what was then known as Pownalborough with the division of lots and sizes. Present-day towns are Dresden and Augusta.
A drawing of Job Averal's house, the Kennebec, Eastern, Cobbeseecontee and Sheepscot Rivers, Fort Western, Fort Shirley and Swan Island are shown. Land in Pittston, Alna and Randolph are also shown.
A compass rose adorns the lower left side.
Other Information
- Title: Part of the Pownalborough plan, Augusta and Dresden, ca. 1760
- Creator: Plymouth Company (1749-1816)
- Creation Date: circa 1760
- Subject Date: circa 1760
- Town: Alna, Augusta, Dresden, Pittston, Randolph
- County: Kennebec
- State: ME
- Media: Ink on paper, wash, map
- Dimensions (cm): 42 x 33
- Local Code: Coll. 60, Map #30
- Collection: Plymouth Company (1749-1816)
- Object Type: Text and Image
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Maine Historical Society
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LC Subject Headings
Land grants--Maine--Maps--Early works to 1800
Manuscript maps
Dresden (Me.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Land tenure--Maine
Kennebec River (Me.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Forts & fortifications--Maine
Sheepscot River (Me.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Alna (Me.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Landowners--Maine
Eastern River (Me.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Fort Western (Me.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Cobbeseecontee River (Me.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Swan Island (Me.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Fort Shirley (Me.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Plymouth Company, (1749-1816)--Records and correspondence--Maps--Early works to 1800
Pittston (Me.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Augusta (Me.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Randolph (Me.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Fortification--Maine
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