Map of the headwaters of the Aroostook, Penobscot and Saint Johns Rivers, Maine
MakerMade by
Thomas Sedgwick Steele
(American, 1845 - 1903)
Date1881
MediumLithography; black printer's ink on wove paper, backed with linen
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 28 1/4 x 20in. (71.8 x 50.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 21 7/16 x 29 1/2in. (54.5 x 74.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 21 7/16 x 29 1/2in. (54.5 x 74.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2012.312.72
DescriptionMap of the part of Maine through which flow the headwaters of the Aroostook, Penobscot and St. John Rivers, from the borders of Canada (probably the province of Canada) to the north, New Brunswick to the east, the towns of Corinth and Hudson to the south, and Somserset County to the west. The rivers and area lakes are featured prominently on the map, with elevation being conveyed through hachure marks. The land is divided into towns and unnamed-but-numbered ranges, with unbroken boundary lines; and counties, with broken solid and dotted lines, and labeled in capital letters. There are two vignettes on the right side of the map. The one at the top depicts a canoe sitting on the bank of a river, paddle leaning against it. A camera is propped up on a tripon, facing a waterfall a short distance away. The one at the bottom shows a camping scene, with several men sitting around outside of tents, with various camping-related accoutrements around them.
Label TextThomas Sedgwick Steele, a member of an old Hartford, Connecticut family, was an artist, photographer, and avid outsdoorman. He wrote and illustrated two important books, Canoe and Camera (1881) and Paddle and Portage (1882), describing his adventures in the Maine woods. His Map of the Headwaters of the Aroostook, Penobscot and St. John Rivers is one of the first maps specifically designed for use by canoeists.
NotesCartographic Note: No scaleStatus
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