Map of the New England coast around Piscataqua Harbor – Historic Map Reproduction
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Few images capture their era like this antique map of Map of the New England coast around Piscataqua Harbor. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Map of the New England coast around Piscataqua Harbor
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Piscataqua Harbor sits at the mouth of the river that forms part of the boundary between southern Maine and New Hampshire, and this map focuses on that tangle of channels, islands, and shoals. Maps of this stretch of coast were essential to mariners, since the harbor served colonial ports such as Portsmouth, a center of shipbuilding and the timber trade. Charts like this one show how much depended on knowing where the deep water ran and where rocks and sandbars could wreck a vessel. Look closely at the soundings and coastal outlines to see how carefully the mapmaker tried to record the shoreline's hazards.
| Original scan | 1,907 × 891 px · prints to 6 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | New England Thos Jefferys, 1755 3 |
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