Plan of the Bay and Rivers of Penobscot and the Islands Lying There Commonly Called the Fox Islands [...], 1764

Map

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Walsh History Center - Camden Public Library

Name/Title

Plan of the Bay and Rivers of Penobscot and the Islands Lying There Commonly Called the Fox Islands [...], 1764

Entry/Object ID

2026.15

Description

From the Baxter Map Collection at the Maine State Archives: "Map of Penobscot Bay, Penobscot River, Passamaquoddy River to the St. Croix surveyed by order of Governor Francis Bernard of Massachusetts. Includes area from Muscongus Bay to Deer Isle and Cobscook Bay and the islands of Isle Au Haut, Burnt Coat, Mount Desert, and Fox Islands (Vinalhaven and North Haven). Notes the route of Lieutenant Montresor between Quebec and Fort Halifax in 1761, and a "Road for Foot Men Only over Megunticook Mountain.""

Collection

Walsh History Center Map Collection

Cataloged By

Wyatt Porter

Map Details

Maker or Creator

Bernard, Francis

Location

Location

Walsh History Center

Map Case Folder Y

Date

August 12, 2026

General Notes

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

A printed copy of a Maine State archives map

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

August 12, 2026

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

August 12, 2026