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115 pp. With 77 hand-colored maps (13 are double-page and 1 large folding map of Maine measuring 32¾"x24¾") including the East and West Hemispheres; hand-colored displays for worldly mountain and river measurements and time zones; plus a wood-engraved map of the Maine Central Railroad and other wood engravings in the text. Brief History of Maine by Dr. W.B. Lapham. Directory of principal businesses and professionals of Maine. (Folio) 17x13¾, original ¼ calf and brown cloth, front cover lettered in gilt, hinges reinforced.

Terrific map views with the numerous coastal islands, bays and harbors, docks, ponds and rivers, lakes, railroad lines, streets, buildings, parks, cemeteries, etc. Double-page maps include: Mount Desert and adjacent islands; Timber Lands; Aroostock County; Portland and vicinity; Franklin County; Hancock County; City of Bath; Oxford County; Penobscot County; Piscataquis County; Somerset County; Washington County; and the 1879 Frank A. Gray map of the United States (with Alaska inset).