{"product_id":"old-map-of-castine-maine-by-usgs-1941-penobscot-deer-isle-blue-hill-bay","title":"Old Map of Castine, Maine by USGS, 1941 – Penobscot, Deer Isle \u0026 Blue Hill Bay","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1967 from 1941 cartographic data, the US Geological Survey’s “Castine” presents a richly detailed mid-century portrait of Maine’s Penobscot Bay country at a scale of 1:62,500. Centered on the historic town of Castine, the map extends across a rugged coastal landscape of peninsulas, coves, islands, harbors, and tidal rivers. Its topographical style distinguishes land and water with crisp, vivid color, while contour lines, marsh symbols, road networks, place names, and shoreline detail combine to evoke the texture of a working maritime region. The result is not merely a geographic record, but a precise visual document of coastal Maine before later decades of development reshaped many roads, settlements, and shorefronts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe US Geological Survey, founded in 1879, became one of the defining institutions in American scientific mapping, translating field surveys into authoritative topographic sheets used by engineers, planners, navigators, and citizens. This map reflects the USGS tradition of clarity and utility: measured contours reveal the rise and fall of the coastal terrain, while hydrological features trace the complex relationship between land and sea. Around Castine, elevation shifts are modest but meaningful, shaping roads, settlement patterns, and harbor approaches. The map’s careful notation of vegetation, shorelines, islands, and inland waters captures the environmental character of Maine’s coast, where granite headlands, forested slopes, tidal flats, and sheltered inlets create a geography of remarkable intricacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCastine itself is one of Maine’s most historically resonant towns, settled by Europeans in the 17th century and contested by French, Dutch, British, and American interests because of its strategic position near the mouth of the Bagaduce River. The map shows Castine Harbor, Fort George, and the surrounding waterways that made the town both defensible and commercially valuable. Nearby Penobscot and East Penobscot appear within the broader network of roads and rural settlement, while the Bagaduce River winds inland as a defining feature of the sheet. In this mapped landscape, military history, maritime trade, agriculture, and coastal village life are all quietly encoded in place names, road junctions, and the contours of the shore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo the south and east, the map opens onto the island-studded waters of Blue Hill Bay and Eggemoggin Reach, two of the most beautiful and navigationally important passages on the Maine coast. Deer Isle, Little Deer Isle, Long Island, Saddleback Island, and Isle au Haut appear amid a constellation of points and coves, including Great Head, Turtle Head, Marshall Point, Perry’s Point, Turner’s Point, and Perpendicular Point. These names speak to a seafaring culture in which every promontory, reach, and harbor carried practical meaning. Brooksville, Sedgwick, Northport, and Stonington anchor the human geography of the sheet, connecting fishing communities, farms, ferry routes, and shore roads across a deeply indented coastline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a historical document, “Castine” preserves a moment when Maine’s coastal towns remained closely tied to fishing, small-scale industry, farming, and seasonal travel, yet before the full expansion of modern tourism and shoreline development. Places such as Long Cove, Sandy Point, Houghton Point, Spruce Head, Hatch Cove, Bexley Harbor, and Nebo’s Point appear as part of a finely grained landscape where local names matter. The map’s topographic language allows the viewer to read both natural form and cultural use: hills descending toward tidal water, roads following ridges and coves, villages gathered around harbors. Elegant, practical, and historically layered, it offers a compelling view of Castine and its maritime surroundings in the mid-20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCastine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePenobscot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrooksville\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeer Isle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNorthport\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEast Penobscot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSedgwick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIsle au Haut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMOOC's Point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong Island\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat Head\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLittle Deer Isle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaddleback Island\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBagaduce River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue Hill Bay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCastine Harbor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEggemoggin Reach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFort George\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarshall Point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerpendicular Point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurner's Point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerry's Point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurtle Head\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong Cove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSandy Point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHoughton Point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpruce Head\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoosabec Reach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStonington\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNebo's Point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHatch Cove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBexley Harbor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the US Geological Survey, this historical topographical map shows Castine, Maine and the surrounding coastal area.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map is dated 1941 and carries a 1967 imprint.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScale: 1:62,500.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe USGS is a scientific agency of the U.S. government, known for its mapping and geospatial data work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCastine is known for its historical significance and scenic views, with settlement history dating back to the 17th century.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map uses a topographical style with vibrant colors to distinguish landforms and water bodies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt displays elevation changes, vegetation, and hydrological features typical of Maine’s coastal environment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map captures Castine and its surroundings as they appeared in the mid-20th century, reflecting land use and development patterns of the period.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLooking for a particular place?\u003c\/strong\u003e Review the detailed images to confirm that the town, landmark or feature you have in mind appears on the map. If you are unsure, \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/es\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eask our workshop to check before you order\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetailed maps are especially rewarding at larger sizes, where names, boundaries and decorative features have more room to be appreciated. Use the close-up preview and size guide to choose the right scale for your wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis map looks amazing at sizes all the way up to 50in (125cm). 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