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Seal of Maine – Antique Print

Seal of Maine, [1890/91] — historic print
Seal of Maine, [1890/91]. Historic print from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Few small illustrations carry as much state identity as the Seal of Maine, which appears here as a printed illustration on the verso of a title page in the Maine Register for 1890 and 1891. Maine adopted the seal when it became a state in 1820, and its design shows a pine tree, a moose, a farmer, and a seaman, with the Latin motto "Dirigo" ("I direct" or "I lead") beneath. State directories like the Register gathered officials, towns, and county details into a single annual volume, so placing the seal on the opening pages signaled official authority. The date and placement come from an older caption card and are not fully verified, but the seal's design is well documented.

Created / published[1890/91]
Medium1 print.
NotesIllus. in: Maine Register for 1890/91, on verso of title page. Ref. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,205 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-106389

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