Survey of Sturgeon Creek, Maine

Anonymous, American, 18th century American

July 4, 1752

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This sketch by an unknown draftsman and dated 1752 relates to land ownership at a Maine colonial settlement located south of Portland. Originally part of the Piscataqua Plantation, the area was known as Sturgeon Creek in the 1630s, renamed the parish of North Kittery in 1713, and finally incorporated as the town of Eliot in 1810.

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Title: Survey of Sturgeon Creek, Maine
Artist: Anonymous, American, 18th century
Date: July 4, 1752
Medium: Pen and ink
Dimensions: Sheet: 12 3/16 × 14 3/4 in. (31 × 37.5 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Bequest of Herbert Mitchell, 2008
Object Number: 2018.839.90
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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