Maine Map 1935 Pictorial Print - Portland, Bangor, Moosehead Lake

Moose and deer mark the forests on Maine's page in Our U.S.A. A Gay Geography, built around Moosehead Lake and the Rangeley Lake region, with figures fishing, camping, and sailing scattered across the state. Frank J. Taylor supplied the text and Ruth Taylor White, a graduate of the Pratt Institute of Art and the Art Students League, drew the maps for this 1935 pictorial atlas, published by Little, Brown and Company of Boston with one densely illustrated page for each state. Maine anchors the northeastern corner of New England, and in 1935 its economy still turned on lumbering, fishing, and the summer tourist trade that brought visitors north to its lakes and coast, holding fairly steady even through the leanest years of the Depression that hit so many of its neighboring states harder.

Moosehead Lake and the Rangeley Lake region are drawn as the map's central attractions, each associated with fishing and camping scenes typical of Maine's interior. Portland and Bangor are marked among the state's cities, paired with small illustrations suggesting their local industries. Lumberjacking appears prominently, a reminder of the timber trade long tied to Maine's economy, while other drawings show apple picking and sailing along the coast. Moose and deer are scattered through the forested areas, underscoring the state's reputation for wildlife and wilderness, and smaller figures camping beside the lakes point to Maine's growing pull as a summer destination. The page adds up to a portrait of Maine built on its lakes, woods, and coastline.

Growing up near Moosehead Lake or along the coast makes the map a natural fit, and leaving Portland or Bangor while still thinking of Maine as home works just as well, and it also makes a fitting gift for a collector working through this whimsical 1935 series state by state. Its illustrated style captures Maine's outdoor character with real period charm rather than plain cartography, the kind of detail worth a slow read up close. It is available unframed in a range of sizes, from a compact study print to a larger piece for a cabin or office wall.