Title

BMC 69--Plan of the Bay and Rivers of Penobscot and the Islands Lying There Commonly Called the Fox Islands [...], 1764

Creator

Francis Bernard

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Document Type

StillImage

Contributing Institution

Maine State Archives

Identifier

206948

Description

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."

Broad Creation Date

1764

Language

English

Other Location

Penobscot Bay