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3564Novi Belgii Novæque Angliæ nec non partis Virginiæ tabula multis in locis emendata (New Belgium)
  • Map
  • Other, History
  • Places
Sepia reproduction of the original color map, containing a large inset view of New York City (Nieuw Amsterdam).
  • Nicolaum Visscher
  • 1655-56
  • 1
  • paper
Novi Belgii Novæque Angliæ nec non partis Virginiæ tabula multis in locis emendata (New Belgium)
Item:
  • 3564   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places
Creator:
  • Nicolaum Visscher
Date:
  • 1655-56
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0010
Location:
  • Shelf 5C4
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • paper
Description:
Sepia reproduction of the original color map, containing a large inset view of New York City (Nieuw Amsterdam).
3734Historical Map of Mount Desert Island
  • Map
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Limited edition map. Edition was 100 copies. This is number 36. Hand colored. Adhered to artist board and lacquered. Includes historical notes and drawings.
  • Joseph P. Sims
  • 1928
  • 1
  • MAP
Historical Map of Mount Desert Island
Item:
  • 3734   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Joseph P. Sims
Date:
  • 1928
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0188 JPS
Location:
  • 5C5
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Limited edition map. Edition was 100 copies. This is number 36. Hand colored. Adhered to artist board and lacquered. Includes historical notes and drawings.
2671Millbrook Road - Northern end
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Road
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Pencil sketching on parchment of the northern end of Millbrook Road, copy of a town plan. Shows "Millbrook", residence of Jerome Knowles.
  • 1937
  • 1
  • MAP
Millbrook Road - Northern end
Item:
  • 2671   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Road
  • Structures, Dwellings, House
Date:
  • 1937
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 97
Location:
  • GHC Box 3
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Pencil sketching on parchment of the northern end of Millbrook Road, copy of a town plan. Shows "Millbrook", residence of Jerome Knowles.
2054Ku Klux Klan on MDI
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
Notes of Bob Pyle about the Klu Klux Klan on the island and the impact on local Northeast Harbor workers. His home on Summit Rd., once the Catholic Church rectory, is an example.
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 2011
  • 1
Ku Klux Klan on MDI
Item:
  • 2054   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
Date:
  • 2011
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0568
Location:
  • General Collection Box 18
Pages:
  • 1
Description:
Notes of Bob Pyle about the Klu Klux Klan on the island and the impact on local Northeast Harbor workers. His home on Summit Rd., once the Catholic Church rectory, is an example.
2270Important Dates in Maine History
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War I
  • Places
Listing of important dates in Maine and World War history, as well as Maine State Library info.
  • 1
Important Dates in Maine History
Item:
  • 2270   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Brochure
Subject:
  • Organizations, Civic, Public Library
  • Other, History
  • Other, Military, World War I
  • Places
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0774
Location:
  • General Collection Box 24
Pages:
  • 1
Description:
Listing of important dates in Maine and World War history, as well as Maine State Library info.
2436City of Old Town
  • Document, Projection, Plan
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
Rural index on parchment (28x24") to property maps for the City of Old Town.
  • James W. Sewall Company, Old Town
  • 1955
  • 1
  • MAP
City of Old Town
Item:
  • 2436   
Type:
  • Document, Projection, Plan
Subject:
  • Other, Land
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • James W. Sewall Company, Old Town
Date:
  • 1955
Collection:
  • Great Harbor Collection
Object ID:
  • 233
Location:
  • GHC Box 6
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • MAP
Description:
Rural index on parchment (28x24") to property maps for the City of Old Town.
7120The New World 1500
  • Map
  • Other, History
  • Places
Reproduction of a map of the New World in 1500, drawn by Juan de la Cosa. Reproduced by American Heritage, the Magazine of History, from Jomard's "Les Monuments de la Geographie", Paris 1862, Pl. 16, Nos. 1-2.. Courtesy the Map Division, The New York Public Library.
  • Juan de la Cosa
  • 1500
  • 1
  • paper
  • good
The New World 1500
Item:
  • 7120   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places
Creator:
  • Juan de la Cosa
Date:
  • 1500
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0285
Location:
  • Shelf 5D TOP
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • paper
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Reproduction of a map of the New World in 1500, drawn by Juan de la Cosa. Reproduced by American Heritage, the Magazine of History, from Jomard's "Les Monuments de la Geographie", Paris 1862, Pl. 16, Nos. 1-2.. Courtesy the Map Division, The New York Public Library.
7121The New World 1600
  • Map
  • Other, History
  • Places
Reproduction of a map of the New World in 1600, drawn by Gabriel Tatton, engraved by Benjamin Wright. Reproduced by American Heritage, the Magazine of History, from the original copy in the American Collection of Thomas W. Streeter, Morristown, N. J.
  • Gabriel Tatton
  • 1600
  • 1
  • paper
  • good
The New World 1600
Item:
  • 7121   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places
Creator:
  • Gabriel Tatton
Date:
  • 1600
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0286
Location:
  • Shelf 5D TOP
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • paper
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Reproduction of a map of the New World in 1600, drawn by Gabriel Tatton, engraved by Benjamin Wright. Reproduced by American Heritage, the Magazine of History, from the original copy in the American Collection of Thomas W. Streeter, Morristown, N. J.
7129The Known Globe 1667
  • Map
  • Other, History
  • Places
Reproduction of a map of the Known World in 1667, drawn by Peter Goos. Reproduced by American Heritage, the Magazine of History, from an original print in its own collection.
  • Peter Goos
  • 1667
  • 1
  • paper
  • good
The Known Globe 1667
Item:
  • 7129   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places
Creator:
  • Peter Goos
Date:
  • 1667
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0288
Location:
  • Shelf 5D TOP
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • paper
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Reproduction of a map of the Known World in 1667, drawn by Peter Goos. Reproduced by American Heritage, the Magazine of History, from an original print in its own collection.
7130New France 1745
  • Map
  • Other, History
  • Places
Reproduction of a map of New France in 1745, drawn by Reiner Ottens. Reproduced by American Heritage, the Magazine of History, from an original print in its own collection.
  • Reiner Ottens
  • 1745
  • 1
  • paper
  • good
New France 1745
Item:
  • 7130   
Type:
  • Map
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places
Creator:
  • Reiner Ottens
Date:
  • 1745
Collection:
  • Map Collection
Object ID:
  • MAP 0289
Location:
  • Shelf 5D TOP
Pages:
  • 1
Medium:
  • paper
Condition:
  • good
Description:
Reproduction of a map of New France in 1745, drawn by Reiner Ottens. Reproduced by American Heritage, the Magazine of History, from an original print in its own collection.
6103Memorial of Champlain Discoverer of Mt. Desert, 1604-1904
  • Publication, Book
  • Object, Site Marker, Monument
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
Grey booklet about the memorial to Samuel de Champlain, discoverer of Mount Desert Island. At the dedication of his monument in Seal Harbor, speakers included Rev. Samuel Eliot and Rev. William Brown. Photographs included.
  • 1906
  • 1 book
Memorial of Champlain Discoverer of Mt. Desert, 1604-1904
Item:
  • 6103   
Type:
  • Publication, Book
Subject:
  • Object, Site Marker, Monument
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
Date:
  • 1906
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 719 MEMORIAL
Location:
  • Shelf 6A4/6A5
Pages:
  • 1 book
Description:
Grey booklet about the memorial to Samuel de Champlain, discoverer of Mount Desert Island. At the dedication of his monument in Seal Harbor, speakers included Rev. Samuel Eliot and Rev. William Brown. Photographs included.
7062Roque Island
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
A paper given before the Colonial Society of Massachusetts on December 22, 1955.
  • John Peabody Monks
  • 1955
  • 11
  • 1 booklet
  • good
Roque Island
Item:
  • 7062   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • John Peabody Monks
Date:
  • 1955
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 974.1 MON
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 11
Medium:
  • 1 booklet
Condition:
  • good
Description:
A paper given before the Colonial Society of Massachusetts on December 22, 1955.
1514Historical Notes on Mount Desert Island
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
  • Barbara Ellen Joy
  • 1966-1977
  • 1113 pages (10 folders)
  • typescript
Historical Notes on Mount Desert Island
Item:
  • 1514   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Barbara Ellen Joy
Date:
  • 1966-1977
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0023 BEJ
Location:
  • General Collection Box 3
Pages:
  • 1113 pages (10 folders)
Medium:
  • typescript
1971Town of Mount Desert Listing of Historical Events
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
See also Item 2264
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 2010
  • 13
  • typescript
Town of Mount Desert Listing of Historical Events
Item:
  • 1971   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
Date:
  • 2010
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0484
Location:
  • General Collection Box 16
Pages:
  • 13
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
See also Item 2264
6430Cape Cod, Its People and their History
  • Document, Genealogy Records
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places
History of first settlers; How the early settlers lived; Civil and Military history to 1775; The Revolution.
  • Henry C. Kittredge
  • 1930
  • 133
Cape Cod, Its People and their History
Item:
  • 6430   
Type:
  • Document, Genealogy Records
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places
Creator:
  • Henry C. Kittredge
Date:
  • 1930
Collection:
  • Suminsby Genealogical Records
Object ID:
  • 45
Location:
  • Suminsby Genealogical Records Subject File.
Pages:
  • 133
Description:
History of first settlers; How the early settlers lived; Civil and Military history to 1775; The Revolution.
7057Ancient Pemaquid
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Other, History
  • Places
Read before the Maine Historical Society, February 6, 1903.
  • Rev. Henry O. Thayer
  • 1903
  • 15
  • 1 booklet
  • fair
Ancient Pemaquid
Item:
  • 7057   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places
Creator:
  • Rev. Henry O. Thayer
Date:
  • 1903
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 974.1 THA
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 15
Medium:
  • 1 booklet
Condition:
  • fair
Description:
Read before the Maine Historical Society, February 6, 1903.
2049Manchester and Branscom Family History
  • Document, Legal, Deed
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Vessels, Steamboat
1: Estate of James H. Branscom Appraisal 2: Warranty Deed 3: Quite-claim Deed 4: The Manchester Family paper by Mrs. Minnie F. Manchester Two CDs with digital copies of these items, for which these are print outs. Contents of Curtis Phelps Collection: CD1: - Main Street: 5 B/W images of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - 13 images of Northeast Harbor and Mount Desert area: 1. Asticou Inn 2. Glen Cove Hotel 3. J. H. Brancsom 4. Jordan Pond House 5. Jordan Pond 6. Manchester Point 7. Me Centeral R R ferry 8. Northeast Harbor 9. Rock End Hotel 10. Seal Harbor 11. Seaside Inn 12. Sloop Alice Marion 1921 13. Tarn - Old postcards: 1. Steamer J. T. Morse 2. Bar Harbor 1890 3. Claremont 1900's 4. Handlock Pont 1910 5. IGA 6. Northeast Harbor 1920 7. Seaside and Glen Cove hotels 8. Somes Sound 9. Somesville 1900's 10. Steamer Mount Desert
  • 17 pages, 2 CDs
Manchester and Branscom Family History
Item:
  • 2049   
Type:
  • Document, Legal, Deed
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
  • Structures, Commercial, Lodging, Hotel
  • Vessels, Steamboat
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0563
Location:
  • CD Box 1, General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 17 pages, 2 CDs
Description:
1: Estate of James H. Branscom Appraisal 2: Warranty Deed 3: Quite-claim Deed 4: The Manchester Family paper by Mrs. Minnie F. Manchester Two CDs with digital copies of these items, for which these are print outs. Contents of Curtis Phelps Collection: CD1: - Main Street: 5 B/W images of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - 13 images of Northeast Harbor and Mount Desert area: 1. Asticou Inn 2. Glen Cove Hotel 3. J. H. Brancsom 4. Jordan Pond House 5. Jordan Pond 6. Manchester Point 7. Me Centeral R R ferry 8. Northeast Harbor 9. Rock End Hotel 10. Seal Harbor 11. Seaside Inn 12. Sloop Alice Marion 1921 13. Tarn - Old postcards: 1. Steamer J. T. Morse 2. Bar Harbor 1890 3. Claremont 1900's 4. Handlock Pont 1910 5. IGA 6. Northeast Harbor 1920 7. Seaside and Glen Cove hotels 8. Somes Sound 9. Somesville 1900's 10. Steamer Mount Desert [show more]
1997A Playground Contested; Bar Harbor Natives versus Rusticators, 1875-1925
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
Copy of article by L. Manion submitted for publication in Island History Journal contrasting the economic and social life of summer and year-round residents of Mount Desert Island.
  • Lynne Nelson Manion
  • 2001
  • 18
  • typescript
A Playground Contested; Bar Harbor Natives versus Rusticators, 1875-1925
Item:
  • 1997   
Type:
  • Publication, Clipping, Magazine Clipping
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Lynne Nelson Manion
Date:
  • 2001
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0509
Location:
  • General Collection Box 17
Pages:
  • 18
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Copy of article by L. Manion submitted for publication in Island History Journal contrasting the economic and social life of summer and year-round residents of Mount Desert Island.
1540Bibliography of Mount Desert Island, Maine
  • Document, List, Bibliography
  • Other, History
  • Other, Literature
  • Places, Island
Comprehensive list of books, journals, and other printed media of Mount Desert Island and environs.
  • Donald W. Norton
  • 1985
  • 2 copies
  • typescript
Bibliography of Mount Desert Island, Maine
Item:
  • 1540   
Type:
  • Document, List, Bibliography
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Other, Literature
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Donald W. Norton
Date:
  • 1985
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0051 DN
Location:
  • General Collection Box 2
Pages:
  • 2 copies
Medium:
  • typescript
Description:
Comprehensive list of books, journals, and other printed media of Mount Desert Island and environs.
2080History of Town of Mount Desert via 1881 Colby & Stuart Map
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
History of the town of Mount Desert using colored scans of negatives of the 1881 Colby and Stuart map. Brief chronological list from 1789-1848 and a list of map's inaccuracies. Several maps show all the island's towns.
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 2003
  • 21
History of Town of Mount Desert via 1881 Colby & Stuart Map
Item:
  • 2080   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
  • Places, Town
Creator:
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
Date:
  • 2003
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0594
Location:
  • General Collection Box 19
Pages:
  • 21
Description:
History of the town of Mount Desert using colored scans of negatives of the 1881 Colby and Stuart map. Brief chronological list from 1789-1848 and a list of map's inaccuracies. Several maps show all the island's towns.
7058The Story of Ancient Pemaquid - Metropolis of the "New World"
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Other, History
  • Places
First edition: 1950 Second edition: 1953
  • Harold W. Castner
  • 1953
  • 23
  • 1 booklet
  • good
The Story of Ancient Pemaquid - Metropolis of the "New World"
Item:
  • 7058   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places
Creator:
  • Harold W. Castner
Date:
  • 1953
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 974.1 CAS
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 23
Medium:
  • 1 booklet
Condition:
  • good
Description:
First edition: 1950 Second edition: 1953
7072The Discovery of America
  • Publication, Booklet
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Places
A Massachusetts Historical Society picture book. Contains several historical maps and portraits. Twenty-second in a series of picture books issued yearly since 1954 by the Massachusetts Historical Society.
  • Massachusetts Historical Society
  • 1975
  • 23
  • 1 booklet
  • good
The Discovery of America
Item:
  • 7072   
Type:
  • Publication, Booklet
Subject:
  • Events
  • Other, History
  • Places
Creator:
  • Massachusetts Historical Society
Date:
  • 1975
Collection:
  • Special Collection Books
Object ID:
  • SCB 973.1 MHS
Location:
  • Shelf 6A3
Pages:
  • 23
Medium:
  • 1 booklet
Condition:
  • good
Description:
A Massachusetts Historical Society picture book. Contains several historical maps and portraits. Twenty-second in a series of picture books issued yearly since 1954 by the Massachusetts Historical Society.
2264Preliminary Timeline Mount Desert History
  • Document, Other Documents
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
An historical timeline of Mount Desert from 1590 to 2001. See also Item 1971
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
  • 26 typed sheets
  • paper
  • good
Preliminary Timeline Mount Desert History
Item:
  • 2264   
Type:
  • Document, Other Documents
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Creator:
  • Memorial Service for Robert R. Pyle
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0788
Location:
  • General Collection Box 25
Pages:
  • 26 typed sheets
Medium:
  • paper
Condition:
  • good
Description:
An historical timeline of Mount Desert from 1590 to 2001. See also Item 1971
1915A list of Settlers of part of MDI granted to John Bernard
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
A soft covered red notebook containing a copy from Maine State Archives listing (A21IR20:4-8 Box44) settlers on the part of MDI granted to John Bernard. Comments & lists have been copied by R. Pyle
  • 1785
  • 3
  • photocopy
A list of Settlers of part of MDI granted to John Bernard
Item:
  • 1915   
Type:
  • Object, Writing, Notebook
Subject:
  • Other, History
  • People
  • Places, Island
Date:
  • 1785
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0428
Location:
  • General Collection Box 14
Pages:
  • 3
Medium:
  • photocopy
Description:
A soft covered red notebook containing a copy from Maine State Archives listing (A21IR20:4-8 Box44) settlers on the part of MDI granted to John Bernard. Comments & lists have been copied by R. Pyle
2057Dancing at the Mill: Celebrating Two Centuries on Mt. Desert Island
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, Filmmaking
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Ad & ticket for the screening of the historic documentary of MDI, beginning with Abraham Somes in 1700's. The film is written by Gunnar Hansen, produced by Dobbs Productions with Photographs and documents of Rick, Ken, and Tom Savage.
  • 8/8/2011
  • 3
Dancing at the Mill: Celebrating Two Centuries on Mt. Desert Island
Item:
  • 2057   
Type:
  • Document, Advertising, Advertisement
Subject:
  • Events, Civic
  • Other, Filmmaking
  • Other, History
  • Places, Island
Date:
  • 8/8/2011
Collection:
  • General Collection
Object ID:
  • GEN 0571
Location:
  • General Collection Box 18
Pages:
  • 3
Description:
Ad & ticket for the screening of the historic documentary of MDI, beginning with Abraham Somes in 1700's. The film is written by Gunnar Hansen, produced by Dobbs Productions with Photographs and documents of Rick, Ken, and Tom Savage.