Portland Harbor chart, ca. 1825
Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Item 16876
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Lemuel Moody sketched this chart of Portland Harbor about 1825. Moody was a businessman and led the effort to build the Portland Observatory in 1806 as an aid to merchant shipping.
Other Information
- Title: Portland Harbor chart, ca. 1825
- Creator: Moody, Lemuel
- Creation Date: circa 1825
- Subject Date: circa 1825
- Town: Portland
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 67 x 125
- Local Code: A89-15
- 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
Moody, Lemuel, 1767-1846--Associated objects
Portland Observatory (Portland, Me.)
Casco Bay (Me.)--Maps
Nautical charts--Maine--Portland Harbor
Portland (Me.)--Maps
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