Springfield, Mass: Art Photo Company [manufacturer]. 1932. 3 ½ x 5 ¼.”. An early eclipse-viewing apparatus on the occasion of the August 31, 1932 eclipse of the sun which crossed New England. The cardboard viewer has eye holes covered by a “Non-inflammable Filter.” The printed envelope for the “scope” features..... More
[Portland, Maine]: [Lemuel Moody.] Engd by D. G. Johnson. Entered According to Act of Congress July 13th, 1825. [1828.]. About 26 x 48.”. Lemuel Moody (1767-1846) was an enterprising sea captain and nautical entrepreneur in Portland, Maine. Realizing “the great necessity of a correct Chart of Portland Harbour and the..... More
[Eastport, ME]: The Tides Institute & Museum of Arts, 2010. Sheet size: 14 x 22.” Map dimensions: about 10 x 13.” Printed on heavy stock. Fine. This striking 2010 map of the 1604 settlement on the island of St. Croix off Calais, Maine was designed and printed by..... More
Boston: Printed by I. Thomas and E.T. Andrews, 1795. This is the first general history of Maine, written in the post-Revolutionary War time period that saw several state histories published, including those by Belknap, Jefferson and Ramsay. Despite its distinctly chilly initial reception and the less than impressive editorial standards..... More
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London: From The Atlantic Neptune. Circa 1776. The chart was folded into four vertical panels (about 30 1/4 x 12") to accommodate being "bound up in tall narrow form" (Stevens' Catalogue, p. vii.) The chart paper has the LVG watermark, consistent with the earlier issues of the chart. Two sheets..... More
Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. 1879. A nicely preserved example of an early U.S. Coast Survey coast pilot of the Maine's midcoast area. It contains two charts: Winter Harbor (full page) and South West Harbor (folding). Also included are 5 fold-out pages of recognition views. Each of these..... More
