Baxter Rare Maps
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BMC 48--A Plan of the Compact Part of the Town of Exeter at the Head of the Southerly Branch of Piscataqua River, 1802
- Map of Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire drawn by Phinehas Merrill. Oriented with north to the right. Buildings (some labeled) shown pictorially.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Baxter Rare Maps
BMC 06--Part of North America containing Canada, the North parts of New England and New York; with Nova Scotia and New found Land; 1759
- Part of North America; containing Canada, the North Parts of New England and New York; with Nova Scotia and Newfound Land. John Barrow, mapmaker, 1759. (9” x 12”) Map of New England, part of Canada and Newfoundland, with a large inset of the Great Lakes, and detail in the Great Lakes and the Upper Mississippi regions.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Baxter Rare Maps
BMC 79--An authentic plan of the River St. Laurence from Sillery, to the fall of Montmorenci [...], 1759
- There are 2 maps pasted to one backing. Map 1--Full Title: "An authentic plan of the River St. Laurence from Sillery, to the fall of Montmorenci: with the operations of the siege of Quebec under the command of Vice-Admiral Saunders & Major General Wolfe down to the 5 Sept 1759, drawn by a captain in His Majesties Navy." Published by Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, near Charing Cross, London. Map 2-- Plan of the Town of Halifax in Nova Scotia. Map circa 1759, shows British barracks and the Sandwich River.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Baxter Rare Maps
BMC 41--New Ireland and Main[e], 1770
- Survey of New Ireland and Main[e] by Samuel Holland, Surveyor General for England. Includes New Hampshire and Nova Scotia borders, the Bay of Fundy "or Argal," the St. John River, and the Territory of Sagadahok.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Baxter Rare Maps
BMC 46--A Map of Piscataqua River, 1708
- Map of Piscataqua River from Portsmouth to Berwick in 1708. Mapmaker is unknown.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Baxter Rare Maps
BMC 50--The Prospect of Saco Fort, 1699
- Map of Saco Fort circa 1699. Includes Captain's lodgings, Indian magazine, Lieutenants' rooms, Sergeants' rooms, soldiers' rooms, store house, blacksmith shop, and Indian Island. See also BMC 51.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Baxter Rare Maps
BMC 55--The Province of Maine From the Best Authorities, 1794
- Early state of one of the earliest obtainable maps of the Province of Maine. Includes towns, a road from Piscataqua Harbor to Pownalboro, rivers, and mountains. The line between the US and British possessions by Treaty of 1783 is shown.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Baxter Rare Maps
BMC 83--The Harbour of Placentia, circa 1747
- Map of Placentia Harbour in Newfoundland/Labrador. Forms part of series of maps published by Emanuel Bowen circa 1747 as “Particular draughts and plans of some of the principal towns and harbours belonging to the English, French, and Spaniards, in America and West Indies.”
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Baxter Rare Maps
BMC 44--A Map of Vinland From Accounts Contained in Old Northern MSS, 1837
- A map of Vinland : from accounts contained in Old Northern MSS by Charles C. Rafn ; P. Seehusen sc. Copenhagen : Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries, 1837. This is a map of Massachusetts Bay and parts of New England. This map depicts early Norse exploration and is created from descriptions by Norse travelers in New England.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Baxter Rare Maps