Maps, Photos & Prints, Etc.
This section of the Maine Historical Society on-line store has historic photos, maps, paintings, drawings, and engineering and architectural plans. If you don't see here what you're looking for, chances are we have it in our archives and can make a professional reproduction. Email us: museumstore@mainehistory.org.
 You can order historic images from over 100 collecting institutions in Maine. Purchase prints or digital files for publication at www.VintageMaineImages.com, a Maine Historical Society website. All proceeds will benefit local history projects. |  We are pleased to offer a fine, limited edition printing of the J.F.W. Des Barres Chart of Casco Bay, produced in 1776 for the British Admiralty, these beautiful and accurate navigational charts were unsurpassed until the mid-nineteenth century. Today they are considered historical treasures and classics of the mapmaker's art. Limited to 250 unframed hand-numbered copies, each delicately colored, printed on fine Arches paper, 23" by 30", and finished with deckled edge. $189.00 |
 This color poster commemorates the Portland Observatory, built in 1807. It features the signal flags flown from the Observatory to alert local merchants that their ships had been spotted in the distance, soon to arrive in the harbor. 26" x 34". Reprinted from the collections of the Maine Historical Society. Mailed rolled in tube. $9.95 |  Created for the U.S. Food Administration during World War I, this poster addresses the matter of civilian food supply. Food-Don't Waste It...still good advice! From the collections of Maine Historical Society. 12" x 18". Shipped in a mailing tube. $9.95 |
 Spread out in the shape of a fan, this large (24" X 36") genealogy chart can fit up to 11 generations. Great for recording your extensive genealogical research. Mailed rolled in tube. $10.95 |  The illustrated map and guide to all Maine's lighthouses, completely revised with new design, cartography and more illustrations. All standing and "lost" lighthouses in Maine and nearby New Hampshire and New Brunswick are located on a detailed coastal map. History and description of each lighthouse. Directions to each light or best viewing spots. 37 original watercolor illustrations. Directory of lighthouse cruises and island ferries. Lighthouse and maritime museums listed and located on map. True tales of Maine lighthouses. $6.95 |
 Completed in 1992 by Maine cartographer Stephen Hopkins, this black and white map pinpoints the larger well known islands in Casco Bay along with the smaller islands, rocks and ledges. A legend printed in the lower right corner identifies the symbols used on the map. 18" x 24". Mailed rolled in tube. $6.99 |  Get a new perspective on Maine. This unique aerial view map shows where natural features are, as well as parks and reserves such as Acadia National Park, Allagash Wilderness Waterway, Gulf Hagas Reserve, and more. 22" x 28". Mailed rolled in tube. $14.95 |
 This 4th edition of the Portland Trails map gives you the trails, parks, and open spaces for Portland, Maine and surrounding communities. $5.95 |  This book is a comprehensive guide to maps of the state of Maine printed between 1793 and 1860. The 171 maps illustrated and described in the book represent the period called “the Golden Age” of American cartography. Hardcover 460 pages $65.00 |
 This high-quality reproduction is printed on acid-free paper and limited to 1000 copies. 19" x 28". Mailed rolled in tube. $12.95 |  This high-quality reproduction is printed on acid-free paper and limited to 1000 copies. 19" x 28". Mailed rolled in tube. $12.95 |
 Published by Bailey & Noyes - from the collections of Maine Historical Society. 11" x 18". Mailed rolled in tube. $2.95 |
