Description
Undated property map, with no scale, drawn in black ink on yellow vellum. A white sticker with a red border is labeled, “Tshp 13.” Labeled bodies of water include Tomah Stream and Beaver Brook.
A handwritten map key includes the following information:
p—pine
d—hardwood
g—good land
h—heath
m—meadow
l—low land
S—sedan
b—burnt land
A—camp
x—local attraction
r—rocky
From Gardner Family Papers, 1830-1939. John Gardner (1801-1888), was the principal surveyor in Calais, Maine. His son, Benjamin E. Gardner (1869-1939), a civil engineer and land surveyor took over for his father and worked most frequently with local attorneys doing land title research.
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Publication Date
1900
Keywords
Maine Maps, Historic Maps, Maine Property Maps, Tax Maps
Disciplines
Geography | United States History
Recommended Citation
Gardner, Benjamin E. and Gardner, John, "Undated property map, Washington County" (1900). Maine Bicentennial. 31.
https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainebicentennial/31
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Comments
MS_0784_mapdrawer_folder51_item019