Plan of house lots by lime quarry in Camden, 1854

Archive

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Walsh History Center - Camden Public Library

Name/Title

Plan of house lots by lime quarry in Camden, 1854

Entry/Object ID

WHC 2009.135

Scope and Content

Plan of house lots by lime quarry in Camden, made by H.W. Cunningham, October 1854. Map is hand-drawn on starched linen using iron gall ink and watercolors and dimensions are 29" x 70." Map has been treated and stabilized at NEDCC. The streets and lots were apparently never completely laid out. "Before" and "after" photos were made at NEDCC to document the preservation work. The images are located on DVDs located in the vertical file under Lime. The map is in a cardboard tube in the Storage Room.

Collection

Camden Public Library Map Collection

Cataloged By

Heather Bilodeau

Acquisition

Accession

WHC 2009.135

Source or Donor

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Green

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Map

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cartograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Land, Maps, Quarries

Search Terms

Camden, Lime Industry, Maine, Rockport

Archive Details

Creator

H.W. Cunningham

Date(s) of Creation

Oct 1854

Archive Notes

Late Create Date: 1854 Date(s): October 1854 Location of Originals: Four photographs prior to conservation on DVD.

Location

Location

Drawer

DVD is in Vertical File

Room

Storage Room

Building

Walsh History Center

Category

Permanent

Date

October 21, 2025

Location

Building

Northeast Document Conservation Center, Andover MA

Date

July 28, 2009

Notes

Reason: Conservation assessment Authorized By: Heather Bilodeau

Inventory

Inventoried By

Heather Bilodeau

Inventoried Date

Jul 28, 2009

Condition

Overall Condition

Stable

Date Examined

Jun 16, 2011

Examined By

Heather Bilodeau

Notes

Paper is extremely fragile and rolled around a wooden rod. Was found in donor's attic. Will need professional conservation. Treatment performed: Surface soil reduced using dry cleaning techniques. Dowel was removed. Adhesive tapes and adhesives removed with heat and organic solvents. Map washed in filtered water/alcohol to clean and reduce acidity. Backed with Japanese paper to mend tears and provide support. Humidified and stretch dried on screen. Spray deacidified on the reverse with a non-aqueous solution (Bookkeeper).

Valuations

Valuation Type

Appraisal

Estimator

Veilleux, Kaja

Date

Jul 28, 2009

Notes

Min. Value: 500 Description: Map is of historical significance to the Town of Camden. Appraisal was sought by donor prior to donation to the History Center. Appraisal document was photocopied.

Valuation Type

Insurance

Value

$500.00

Valuation Type

Aquisition Value

Value

$500.00

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Cunningham, H.W.

General Notes

Note

Status: OK Status By: Heather Bilodeau Status Date: 2011-06-16

Created By

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Create Date

July 28, 2009

Updated By

admin@catalogit.app

Update Date

October 27, 2025