{"product_id":"old-map-of-camden-maine-by-usgs-1941-rockport-rockland-owls-head-lighthouse","title":"Old Map of Camden, Maine by USGS, 1941 – Rockport, Rockland \u0026 Owls Head Lighthouse","description":"\u003cp\u003eTitled “Rockland” and published in 1941, this US Geological Survey topographical map presents the coast of midcoast Maine at a scale of 1:62,500, centering on Rockland while extending across Camden, Rockport, Thomaston, South Thomaston, St. George, and the inland town of Hope. Its “advance” designation gives it particular historical interest, suggesting a sheet made available in timely form during a period when accurate terrain and infrastructure mapping carried heightened national importance. The map captures the region just before postwar expansion reshaped patterns of roads, housing, and tourism, preserving an early-1940s view of harbors, peninsulas, rural roads, wooded uplands, and working waterfronts along one of Maine’s most distinctive coastal landscapes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by the US Geological Survey, the map belongs to a tradition of rigorous federal cartography that transformed American landscape knowledge from the late nineteenth century onward. The USGS was not merely making navigational aids; it was documenting the nation scientifically, with contour lines, hydrography, transportation routes, settlement patterns, and place names brought together in a disciplined visual system. Here, that precision is especially rewarding. The Camden Hills rise above the shore, the contours tightening around high ground such as Beech Hill, while roads and settlements thread between ponds, coves, and rocky points. The result is both a technical document and a finely observed portrait of Maine’s coastal geography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe map’s coastal detail is particularly evocative, tracing the ragged meeting of land and Atlantic water around Rockland Harbor, Glen Cove, Owls Head, Mussel Ridge, and the island-studded approaches to Muscongus Bay and Friendship Bay. Nautical landmarks such as Owl’s Head Lighthouse, Rockland Breakwater, and Breakwater Light anchor the sheet in the maritime history of the region, where fishing, quarrying, ship traffic, and coastal trade shaped local life. Names like Goose Rocks, Seal Ledge, Curtis Nubble, Davis Point, McGowan Point, and Brooks Island give the shoreline its richly textured identity. These are not generic coastal forms, but a catalog of hazards, havens, and working landmarks known to generations of Mainers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInland, the map reveals the quieter structure of the landscape: ponds, rivers, ridges, farms, and village roads extending away from the harbors. Lermond Pond, Little River, and Ducktrap River mark the freshwater systems that drain toward the coast, while the surrounding terrain shows the irregular relief characteristic of this part of Maine. The careful use of contour lines and shading conveys the way hills gather behind Camden and Rockport, offering a dramatic contrast between compact shoreline settlements and the rougher uplands beyond. Places such as Tanglewood, Hope, and Beech Hill suggest a landscape where rural interiors remained closely connected to coastal communities, yet retained their own topographical and cultural distinctiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a historical record, “Rockland” offers a compelling snapshot of midcoast Maine at the threshold of the 1940s: a region of active harbors, small towns, lighthouses, beaches, coves, and hill country before later waves of suburbanization and seasonal development altered the map. Rockland, Camden, and Rockport appear not simply as scenic destinations, but as functioning communities embedded in a demanding coastal environment. The USGS’s restrained cartographic language—contours, roads, water bodies, named features, and settlement symbols—allows the landscape itself to speak with clarity. For admirers of Maine, maritime history, and American topographical mapping, this sheet combines scientific authority with the unmistakable romance of a rugged Atlantic shore.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCities, towns and places on this map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCamden\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRockport\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRockland\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThomaston\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSouth Thomaston\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSt. George\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHope\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMussel Ridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwls Head\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoose Rocks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDavis Point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeech Hill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMcGowan Point\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeal Ledge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWaterman Beach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLermond Pond\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlen Cove\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRockland Harbor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFriendship Bay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuscongus Bay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProspect Harbor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLittle River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDucktrap River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTanglewood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrooks Island\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCurtis Nubble\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwl's Head Lighthouse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRockland Breakwater\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreakwater Light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistorical context \u0026amp; cartographic details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical 1:62,500 topographical map of Rockland, Maine, highlighting Camden, Rockport, and the surrounding coastal region.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreated in 1941 and marked with the special feature note “advance.”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduced by the US Geological Survey, known for detailed topographical surveys and geological research in the United States.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUses topographic lines and shading to show elevation changes across the Maine coastal landscape.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes detailed annotations of roads, bodies of water, populated places, and notable landmarks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaptures varied elevations and distinctive topographic features characteristic of the Maine coast.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides insight into the geographical and infrastructural landscape of the area during the early 1940s, before later changes in urban density and land use.\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). 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