Scituate [now Brunswick] map, 1738
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This is a 1738 map of the area around Brunswick, commissioned by the Pejepscot Company. The area is bounded on the northeast by the Androscoggin River and Merrymeeting Bay, and on the northwest by the former North Yarmouth town line.
This map is marked #7.
The Pejepscot Company was formed in 1714 when a group of proprietors acquired the land holdings of earlier owners and settlers in the Brunswick-Topsham-Harpswell-Lewiston area of Maine. The land was prized for timber, fur and fish resources.
Scale [1:31,680] 160 rods = 1 inch.
Other Information
- Title: Scituate [now Brunswick] map, 1738
- Creator: Noyes, Belcher
- Creation Date: 1738
- Subject Date: 1738
- Town: Brunswick
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: ink on paper
- Dimensions (cm): 47 x 58
- Local Code: Coll. 61 #7
- Collection: Proprietors of the Township of Brunswick papers
- Object Type: Text and Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822
http://www.mainehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Brunswick (Me.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Land companies--Maine--Maps
Pejepscot Company--Maps--Early works to 1800
Maine--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Maps--Early works to 1800
Real property--Maine--Maps
Land settlement--Maine--Maps
Land grants--Maine--Maps
Manuscript maps
Androscoggin River (N.H. and Me.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Other Keywords
Brunswick
Early contact & settlement
Maps, Early.
Maps, Manuscript.
Nature, geography & animals
Pejebscot Proprietors
Pejepscot Proprietors
Personal writing
to 1800.
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