| | Thumbnail | | Creator | Date | Title / Author / Date / Location | Price | | | Description |
| 4866 |  | Details | Rose, Edwin | 1872 |
| Manuscript cadastral map of Snow Shipyard Portland, Maine. |
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Rose, Edwin |
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| 1872 |
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| $1,675.00 | Rose--Edwin | Manuscript-cadastral-map-of-Snow-Shipyard-Portland--Maine- | Large manuscript map by Edwin Rose of the Snow Farwell and Company property in Rockland, Maine dated within to July 5th, 1872. A rare and informative map of the waterfront at south Rockland, Maine with a detailed record of shoreline and structures as they existed 150 years ago.
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A few of the key features Rose noted include Mechanic Street, two marine railways and a marine railway wharf, apparently part of Snow Farwell & Co. The two octagonal building above the railways are almost certainly sheds for horse-powered winches. At bottom left a wharf surrounds
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Snow Shipbuilding was founded in 1862 by Captain Israel Snow. It was located at the end of Mechanic Street, adjacent to the Cobb, Butler yard. The Snow family sold it to General Seafoods after WWII. The western half is now the Sail, Power and Steam Museum, while the eastern half is still active as Rockland Marine.
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Location fronts on Owl's Head Bay; West Penobscot Bay. Surveyed by Edwin Rose Esq. Drawn by L.L. Buckland. Scale 50 feet to 1 inch. |