{"product_id":"old-map-of-blue-hill-maine-by-usgs-1944-acadia-national-park-bar-harbor-deer-isle","title":"Old Map of Blue Hill, Maine by USGS, 1944 – Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor \u0026 Deer Isle","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1944 by the United States Geological Survey, the map titled “Blue Hill” presents a richly detailed topographical portrait of Maine’s Blue Hill peninsula and the island-studded waters that surround it. At a scale of 1:62,500, it captures a landscape where sheltered coves, wooded ridges, tidal passages, and small coastal settlements form one of New England’s most distinctive maritime regions. Blue Hill itself anchors the sheet, while Blue Hill Bay, Northern Bay, Allen Cove, and the intricate shoreline of Cape Rosier reveal the close relationship between land and sea. Created during a period when accurate federal mapping was vital for planning, navigation, conservation, and wartime logistics, this map offers a precise mid-twentieth-century view of a coastal Maine landscape shaped by fishing, farming, forestry, and summer travel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe United States Geological Survey brought to this map the disciplined clarity for which its topographic sheets are prized. Founded in 1879, the USGS became the nation’s principal scientific mapping agency, documenting terrain, water, mineral resources, and natural hazards across the United States. In “Blue Hill,” that institutional rigor is visible in the careful contouring of hills, valleys, headlands, and shorelines, allowing the viewer to read the terrain almost as a three-dimensional form. Elevation changes are expressed through closely spaced contour lines, while color distinguishes wooded uplands, open ground, wetlands, roads, and water bodies. The result is not merely a navigational document, but a scientific rendering of place—one that reveals the underlying structure of a dramatic, glaciated coastal environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe geography shown is wonderfully varied, extending from the mainland communities around Blue Hill and West Brooksville to the islands and passages of Penobscot Bay and the eastern Maine coast. Eggemoggin Reach, one of Maine’s celebrated sailing corridors, threads between the mainland and Deer Isle, while Little Deer Isle and Stonington mark the transition toward a more archipelagic seascape. Greenlaw Cove, Duffy’s Cove, Long Island, and Islesford appear among the many coastal features that give the sheet its finely articulated maritime character. Roads, trails, and small settlements trace the rhythms of local life, connecting harbors, farms, quarries, and fishing villages. The map preserves a moment when these communities were still closely tied to working waterfronts and rural coastal infrastructure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo the east, Mount Desert Island and Bar Harbor bring the map into contact with one of America’s most admired coastal landscapes. Acadia National Park, already an established national treasure by 1944, appears amid the island’s rugged terrain, where mountains rise steeply from the Atlantic and freshwater ponds, carriage roads, and forested slopes define the scenery. The presence of Acadia adds a significant conservation dimension to the map, situating Blue Hill within a broader region of protected natural beauty and historic tourism. The contours around Mount Desert Island dramatize the unusual verticality of the Maine coast, where granite summits, glacially carved valleys, and ocean inlets meet in close succession, creating a landscape long celebrated by artists, naturalists, and travelers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a historical record, “Blue Hill” captures the region before many later transformations in development, tourism, road networks, shoreline use, and environmental management. Its greens, blues, contour lines, and symbols convey forest cover, marshland, hills, coves, and human routes as they were understood in the 1940s, offering a valuable comparison with the modern coast. The map’s appeal lies in this union of utility and atmosphere: it is both an authoritative government survey and an evocative portrait of coastal Maine. For anyone drawn to Blue Hill Bay, Deer Isle, Stonington, Bar Harbor, or Acadia, it reveals the bones of the landscape—the ridges, reaches, coves, and islands that have defined the region’s character for generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue Hill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue Hill Bay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNorthern Bay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWest Brooksville\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCape Rosier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAllen Cove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWinter Harbor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEggemoggin Reach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong Island\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIslesford\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLittle Deer Isle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeer Isle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStonington\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreenlaw Cove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDuffy's Cove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMount Desert Island\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBar Harbor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcadia National Park\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarious unnamed trails, roads, and waterways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), this historical 1:62,500 topographical map shows Blue Hill, Maine and its surrounding area.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map is dated 1944.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe USGS was responsible for mapping and studying U.S. natural resources and natural hazards, supporting land management and planning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map includes contour lines to show elevation changes across the landscape.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDistinct color coding highlights landforms, water bodies, forests, hills, marshes, and open landscapes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVarying shades of green represent different terrain types, including heavily forested areas and more open ground.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe map reflects the landscape and land use patterns of Blue Hill and its surroundings as they appeared in 1944.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt provides a historical snapshot of the area before later urbanization, environmental change, and development.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarefully rendered water features and intricate contour lines emphasize the region’s geological and environmental character.\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=\"\/fr\/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). If you are looking for a larger map, please \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/contact-us\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe model in the listing images is holding the 16x20in (40x50cm) version of this map.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere personalisation is available, you can add a short title or dedication, mark one meaningful place, or request one considered visual detail. \u003ca target=\"”_blank”\" href=\"\/fr\/pages\/map-personalisation\"\u003eSee personalised map examples\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEvery piece is printed to museum-grade archival standards using fade-resistant pigment inks on acid-free matte paper. Choose an unframed map print, framed map or canvas using the finish options above. 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