[Maine] — Bernard, Francis, Sir — Francis Miller [surveyor]

“A PLAN OF THE ROAD FROM BOSTON TO PENOBSCOTT BAY”. [NEW ENGLAND]: [1765]

[Maine] — Bernard, Francis, Sir — Francis Miller [surveyor]

Manuscript map on vellum (if joined, approx.: 14 x 78 in.; 355 x 1,981 mm), pen and ink with some grey wash, on three sheets of vellum, each linen backed at an early date with rollers top and bottom. PROVENANCE: Sir Francis Bernard, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (1712-1779) — by descent to Robert Spencer Bernard, Nether Winchendon House, Buckinghamshire, England

Minor spotting, some expert repairs to vellum. Housed in black morocco-backed box.

Provenance:
Sir Francis Bernard, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (1712-1779) — by descent to Robert Spencer Bernard, Nether Winchendon House, Buckinghamshire, England