1885 Colby and Stuart Map of Portland, Maine

Detailed city map of Portland, Maine.

This is an 1885 Gorge N. Colby and J. H. Stuart map of Portland, Maine. The map depicts from Liconia to East Deering and from Woodfords to South Portland. Portland is illustrated in dtail, with streets and buildings labeled, along with rail lines and each individual wharf. The adjacent towns of Deering, Cape Elizabeth, Cash Corner, and Liconia are included. An index of references divided between the lower left and lower right quadrants notes important businesses by street.

Prepared for and published in Colby's Atlas of Maine in 1885.

Cartographer

George Nehemiah Colby (January 13, 1846 - 1890) was an American civil engineer and map publisher active in Houlton, Maine in the late 19th century. Colby was born in South Berwick Maine and was married to Julie Gertrude Ganong (1853 – 1889). Colby's corpus of work consists primarily of Maine focused wall maps, county and state atlases, and more specific regional maps, for which he personally compiled surveys and sold by subscription. Colby initially worked with the U.S. Coast Survey, where his work contributed to the survey's important 1881 map of Mount Desert Island, Maine. In the private market Colby published Maine centered material in the style of Massachusetts cartographer Henry Walling. That is to say, he issued highly detailed maps on a large scale that he sold by subscription to local institutions and land owners. Colby's maps, like Walling's, are exceptionally desirable for anyone interested in family history, as they often list individual family names and land holdings. Colby pwartnered Frederick B. Roe in 1873 to issue wall maps of several Maine towns including New Brunswick, Thomaston, Bath, and Camden. This partnership lasted until about 1878 and maintained offices in Philadelphia at 31 South 6th Street. Colby later partnered with Joseph Harry Stuart (1855 - 183?) to similarly publish subscription-based maps and atlases of Maine counties and communities. When Colby retired in the 1890s, Stuart fully took over his business, continuing to publish as J. N Stuart into the 1930s. Colby and his wife had three children, George Nehemiah, Frederik Franklin, and Mary Gertrude.   Further Details...

Source

Colby, ., Atlas of the State of Maine, 1885.    

Condition

Very good. Verso repairs to original centerfold separations. Other maps on verso.

References

Rumsey 0966.020, 1537.018. OCLC 699506570.