Contributed by City of Portland Dept. of Public Works
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Description
Hand-drawn map of a plan of land on Bramhall Hill in Portland created by Peleg Wadsworth.
Wadsworth was an early resident of Portland who served as a General in the Revolutionary War, and whose home, the Wadsworth-Longfellow House, is still standing on Congress Street in Portland.
State Street is shown here, with property owners' homes and lots drawn in. Text on the map reads, "Plan of land on Bramhall's hill as drawn by Peleg Wadsworth Esq."
About This Item
- Title: Plan of land on Bramhall Hill by Peleg Wadsworth, ca. 1800
- Creator: Peleg Wadsworth
- Creation Date: circa 1800
- Subject Date: circa 1800
- Location: Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Ink and wash on paper, map
- Dimensions: 43 cm x 41 cm
- Local Code: 369/2
- Object Type: Text and Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Cadastral maps
- Portland (Me.)--Maps, Manuscript
- Landowners--Maine--Portland
- State Street (Portland, Me.)--History--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Wadsworth, Peleg, 1748-1829
- Congress Street (Portland, Me.)--Maps, Manuscript
- Bramhall Hill (Portland, Me.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
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City of Portland Dept. of Public Works55 Portland Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 874-8837
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