The Shape of Maine


Moses Greenleaf's map of the District of Maine, 1815

Moses Greenleaf's map of the District of Maine, 1815
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Maine Historical Society

After the Revolution, maps began showing Maine as a politically distinct entity, even before it separated from Massachusetts in 1820.

This is the first of what would be many maps and other publications by Moses Greenleaf Jr. that served to promote settlement of the eastern and northern lands of Maine.

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