Stuart, Joseph Harry (sold)
Joseph Harry Stuart (September 20, 1855 - 193?) was an American surveyor, civil engineer, and map publisher based in South Paris, Maine. Stuart was born in Bethel, Maine and married Mary Crafts Whitman (April 13, 1857 - 1934) of South Pairs, Maine, in 1878. He primarily worked and published as 'J. H. Stuart and Co.' Later, he partnered with George Nehemiah Colby (1846 - 1890), creating the firm of 'Colby and Stuart', publisher of Maine county atlases and wall maps. Likely he also maintained an office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where many of his maps and atlases were engraved. He appears in the South Paris city directory from about 1900 to about 1932 as a civil engineer, surveyor, and map publisher based at 61 High Street. He likely died between 1932 and 1936, but we have identified no records.
Best and largest map of Mount Desert Island at the height of its Gilded Age.
Map of Mount Desert Island, Sorrento, Portions of Lamoine, Hancock, and Frenchman's Bay, and Adjacent Islands, Maine.
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The largest, rarest, and most important map of Mount Desert Island, Maine, to appear in the 19th century. Published by Colby and Stuart in 1887, this wall map captures Mount Desert Island and Bar Harbor at the height of its gilded age, when it rivaled Newport as a haven for the moneyed elite. The map embraces the island in exceptional detail, showing topography and roads, as well as property lots, the named estates of the wealthy, grand hotels, lodges, restaurants, and more. Today, most of Mount Desert Island is part of Acadia National Park, one of America's most beloved and beautiful national parks. (more details)