The harbour of Casco Bay and islands adjacent

Exhibited: "Made in Boston" organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, 2013-2014.

Depth shown by soundings.

Appeared in English Pilots from 1721 to 1794 according to Coolie Verner in The English Pilot, the fourth book, London 1689. Amsterdam : Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, 1967.

Boston Public Library copy 2 in the English pilot, the fourth book. London : Printed for William Mount and Thomas Page, 1737.

by Capt. Cyprian Southicke ; Em. Bowen sculpt.

For many years English settlers in coastal Maine were targets for attack by the French-backed Abenaki and other indigenous groups. Consequently, Southack made many trips to Casco Bay, including one in 1702, when as captain of the Province Galley he raised a siege of Fort Casco. During these visits he assembled an impressive body of knowledge reflected in the detailed geography and soundings on this chart.