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Rattlesnake Gal · 05-31-2008, 08:58 AM

I found this wonderful map of New England that was published in 1771. It is fascinating to see what the cartographers came up with back then. I picked out a goodly portion of The Lakes Region to share with you. It would have been wonderful to get the whole map, but it is huge and past my computer's abilities. For some reason the LoC links are temporary, so if you want to look at the full map, you will have to search for it. Sorry!

For the super-sized version, click here.

This morning I was trying to figure out just what Kusumpe Pond was. I can only guess it is Squam Lake, but the Pemigewasset River doesn’t seem to flow from there, it seems to come from the White Mountains.

Other interesting items of notice:

The Weirs is The Wares
The Kings forest is over in Alton
Endikots Tree
Offippa Pond, which I suspect would be Ossipee

What other things do you notice about this map?

05-31-2008, 08:58 AM	#1
Rattlesnake Gal Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central NH Posts: 5,252 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1,447 Thanked 1,349 Times in 475 Posts	1771 Piece of New England Map I found this wonderful map of New England that was published in 1771. It is fascinating to see what the cartographers came up with back then. I picked out a goodly portion of The Lakes Region to share with you. It would have been wonderful to get the whole map, but it is huge and past my computer's abilities. For some reason the LoC links are temporary, so if you want to look at the full map, you will have to search for it. Sorry! For the super-sized version, click here. This morning I was trying to figure out just what Kusumpe Pond was. I can only guess it is Squam Lake, but the Pemigewasset River doesn’t seem to flow from there, it seems to come from the White Mountains. Other interesting items of notice: The Weirs is The Wares The Kings forest is over in Alton Endikots Tree Offippa Pond, which I suspect would be Ossipee What other things do you notice about this map? Last edited by Rattlesnake Gal; 05-31-2008 at 09:06 AM. Reason: Add Library of Congress Link