Contributed by Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education
Description
Thomas Dwight was the eighth president of Yale College in New Haven, Connecticut, and his travels through Northern New England were documented on this map. Descriptions of these travels can be found in the book, "Travels in New England and New York" by Timothy Dwight.
A unique feature of the map includes the prime meridian being set at Yale College’s location of New Haven, CT.
About This Item
- Title: Map of the northern part of New England, 1821
- Creator: George Gillett
- Creation Date: 1821
- Subject Date: 1821
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Locations:
- ME
- NH
- Cumberland County, ME
- York County, ME
- Kennebec County, ME
- Oxford County, ME
- Lincoln County, ME
- Somerset County, ME
- Hancock County, ME
- Penobscot County, ME
- Washington County, ME
- Media: Engraving
- Dimensions: 19 cm x 35 cm
- Local Code: 12937 (OML-1821-13)
- Collection: Osher Map Library Sheet Map Collection
- Object Type: Image
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Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic EducationUniversity of Southern Maine, Glickman Library, PO Box 9300, Portland, ME 04014
(207) 780-4850
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