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Description
A manuscript map, formerly known as map #77, shows a tract of land called Thopsham in Lincoln County. The depicted parcel contained 25,190 acres, according to the notes of the map's surveyor, Stephen Gatchell. The map shows an area that extended from the Sabbattus River southward along the Androscoggin River, including the Muddy River, the Cathance River, and Merrymeeting Bay. Landowners' names and numbered lots are listed on the map; names include John Merril, Enoch Danforth, John Donlap, Robert Donlap, Joseph Jack, John Mallett, Samuel Willson, Hugh Willson, William Willson, James Douglas, Robert Alexander, Archibald Moffatt, William Alexander, and MacFarlan.
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About This Item
- Title: Manuscript map of Topsham Lots, 1763
- Creator: Proprietors of the Township of Brunswick
- Creation Date: 1763-06-28
- Subject Date: 1763
- Location: Topsham, Sagadahoc County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 121 cm x 146 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 61, Map 77
- Collection: Pejepscot Proprietors papers
- Object Type: Text and Image
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- Androscoggin River (N.H. and Me.)--Maps--Early works to 1800.
- Brunswick (Me.)--Maps--Early works to 1800.
- Land companies--Maine--Maps--Early works to 1800.
- Land grants--Maine--Maps--Early works to 1800.
- Land settlement--Maine--Maps--Early works to 1800.
- Landowners--Maine--Topsham--Maps--Early works to 1800.
- Maine--History- Colonial period, ca 1600-1775 -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
- Manuscript maps.
- Pejepscot Land Claim--Maps--Early works to 1800
- Proprietors of the Township of Brunswick--Maps--Early works to 1800.
- Topsham (Me.)--Maps--Early works to 1800.
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