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BMC 77--Novi Orbis Pars Borealis, America Scilicet, Complectens Floridam, Baccalaon, Canadam, Terram Corte, 1585
- Map of North America, derived from Cornelis de Jode's 1593 Americae Pars Borealis. This map depicts all of North America from the unexplored Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico and from the Pacific to the Atlantic. The map predates the exploration of Samuel de Champlain but draws upon those of Jacques Cartier, Sebastian Cabot, Giovanni Verrazano, Sir Walter Raleigh, John White and Jacques Le Moyne. A long narrow waterway to the north represents the North West Passage. Some place names have been left out, including the settlements of Bermuda, St. Augustine, Roanoke,and Chesapeake. A second peninsula is shown to the west of Florida.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Baxter Rare Maps
BMC 78--Sketch of unidentified British fort
- Undated sketch of unidentified British fort. Artist is unknown.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Baxter Rare Maps
BMC 79B--Plan du Port et Ville de Louisbourg, dans l’Isle Royale, circa 1744
- Plan of the port and town of Louisbourg in Isle Royale.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Baxter Rare Maps
BMC 02--Spanish East Coast of Western Hemisphere, part of African West Coast, p. 10 & 11
- Spanish East Coast of Western Hemisphere, part of African West Coast. p. 10 & 11 Date and cartographer unknown
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Baxter Rare Maps
BMC 03--Spanish Dominions in North America, Southern Part; 1811
- A map of the southern part of North America, now known as Central America. This map was published in Pinkerton’s Modern Atlas in September 1811. The map depicts landforms from Oaxaca to Panama and includes the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and the Grand Ocean (Pacific Ocean). Spanish dominions in North America, sourthern part. Drawn under the direction of Mr. Pinkerton by L. Hebert. Neele sculpt. 352 Strand. London: published September 11, 1811, by Cadell & Davies, Strand & Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, Paternoster Row.
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Baxter Rare Maps
Thos A. Hopkins requesting specific information regarding Christopher Spengler which would allow him to apply for an honorable discharge
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Maine Volunteer Militia (Post-Civil War)
J. B. Bottineau requesting, on behalf of Cornelius Pefer's widow, a certificate of military service
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Maine Volunteer Militia (Post-Civil War)
W. H. Wheaton requesting a transcript of his service in the army
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Maine Volunteer Militia (Post-Civil War)
Robert Lynch requesting help in contacting Dr. George E. Brickett, he has not been getting any response to his letters
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Maine Volunteer Militia (Post-Civil War)
A. S. Perham requesting an invoice for a disputed ordinance from Horace S. Smith
- Type: OBJECT
- Collection: Maine Volunteer Militia (Post-Civil War)