Research and Reference

The staff of the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education (OML) provides reference assistance, both in person and remotely, to researchers interested in our collections. Our goal is to provide thorough, efficient, and collaborative support to all researchers, whether that be in person, over the phone, or by email.

Please note that the OML reading room is open to the public for research visits Tuesdays through Saturdays. We strongly encourage making a research appointment in order for us to best assist your research goals.

Please contact us with questions about research visits. Research appointments are available in two-hour blocks, and reserving your time slot ensures your seat is secure and any materials you have requested are ready upon arrival. We are also able to provide a limited amount of remote reference assistance to those unable to visit in person. For cancellations or inquiries, please email the OML at usm.oml.ref@maine.edu. We look forward to hearing from you.

The OML’s collections can be searched across multiple platforms:

• Search the library catalog
• Search the digital collection on oshermaps.org
• Browse items on Digital Commons

Exhibitions

Bernard and Barbro Osher Gallery

The Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education hosts two-to-three exhibitions per year in the Bernard and Barbro Osher Gallery. These exhibitions feature material from our collections and occasionally items on loan from other institutions. Curators for the exhibitions include OML staff and invited guest curators.

Current Gallery Exhibition

Our current exhibition, Founding Memories: America at 250, will be open through June 2026. You can view the exhibition Tuesday – Saturday when the Library is open to the public. Check out our open hours and plan your visit!

Past Gallery Exhibitions

Many, though not all, of our past gallery exhibitions have digital versions. We are in the process of curating new digital exhibitions and updating these legacy versions. Check back regularly!

Digital Exhibitions and Experiences

In addition to digital versions of past gallery exhibitions, we also host a variety of digital experiences providing more ways to interact with our collections. To interact with these experiences click on the exhibit posters and project links below.

Digital Exhibitions

Additionally, you can view our legacy born digital exhibitions.

American Revolutionary Geographies Online (ARGO)

ARGO is a new project led by the Leventhal Map and Education Center at the Boston Public Library and the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon. OML is proud to be a partner institution for this project and has contributed over 100 maps to the collection.

Student Projects

We are proud to work closely with students in many disciplines on internships and larger class projects. Click on the links below for featured student projects.

• Georeferenced 1834 Bangor City Directory
• Georeferenced 1834 Portland City Directory

Research Fellowship Opportunities

The Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education at the University of Southern Maine offers fellowships to assist researchers, artists, and educators in accessing our rich and varied collections, which include nearly half a million cartographic items that are global in scope and date back to 1475.

New in 2025, we are pleased to offer annual visiting fellowships in honor of Dr. Harold L. Osher and Mrs. Peggy L. Osher. These short-term visiting fellowships offer fellows the opportunity to visit the library and spend time with the collections.

The Osher Map Library is a proud member of the New England Regional Fellowship Consortium (NERFC), a collaboration of 30 major cultural agencies in New England who award 25+ $5000 research fellowships annually. Fellowship awards are open to U.S. citizens and foreign nationals who hold the necessary U.S. government documents. Grants are designed to encourage projects that draw on the resources of several agencies. For more information on fellowship requirements and to apply for a fellowship (applications due February 1, 2026), please visit the NERFC application website at the Massachusetts Historical Society.

Short-Term Visiting Fellowships (New in 2025)

Dr. Harold L. Osher Visiting Research Fellowship

The Dr. Harold L. Osher Research Fellowships are intended to provide time for research, writing, and thinking about maps and mapping as they relate to advanced research in the humanities, social sciences, and related disciplines. Projects that explore underrepresented narratives in history are especially encouraged. Fellows spend a total of two weeks at the Osher Map Library, immersing themselves in the cartographic and reference collections. They are invited to be active participants in the intellectual life and community of the Osher Map Library and the University of Southern Maine during their stay, including giving a brown-bag lunch talk during their second week on site.

The Short-Term Research Fellowships are open to scholars at any stage of their career. Students must be ABD, and in the dissertation stage of their program, or in the equivalent stage of another terminal academic degree (e.g., MFA).

Applicants selected for the Dr. Harold L. Osher Research Fellowship will be awarded $2,500 for a two-week fellowship to take place on site at the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education in Portland, Maine. The two weeks do not have to be consecutive but must both take place between December 2025 and December 2026 for the 2025-2026 award cycle.

Fellows receive half of the stipend ($1,250) upon scheduling their fellowship visit/s and the other half ($1,250) upon successful completion of the fellowship and submission of a required 250-500 word report.

HOW TO APPLY

Applicants must fill out the Application Form online.

Applications for the Dr. Harold L. Osher Visiting Research Fellowships are due by Monday, December 1, 2025 (11:59pm EST). Applicants must include how they plan to use the collections and the season(s) they intend to be on site. In addition to the online application form, graduate student applicants must submit one brief letter of recommendation (250-500 words) from an advisor/mentor. 

Please note that at this time, unfortunately, we cannot sponsor visas for fellowships.

We will award two Osher Visiting Research Fellowships for the 2025-2026 cycle. All applicants will be notified of their status by January 1, 2026. 

Depending on availability and timing of the visits, housing at the University of Southern Maine’s Gorham Campus (in our Visiting Artist House) may be available [at no additional cost to the fellow]. The Gorham Campus is 25 minutes from the Osher Map Library on the Portland Campus, and can be accessed by city bus (every 30 minutes) or by car.

Questions about the Harold L. Osher Research Fellowship program can be directed to Louis Miller, Assistant Director for Research and Fellowship Programs: louis.miller@maine.edu

Peggy L. Osher Visiting Artist Fellowship

Beginning in 2024-2025, the Osher Map Library has hosted a visiting artist for a short-term fellowship established in honor of Peggy L. Osher. These short-term fellowships/residencies at the Osher Map Library (typically two weeks) are designed to further the artist’s visual or performing art through the study of cartography.

Currently visiting artist fellowships are by invitation only, and are offered to artists actively engaged in work with maps and mapping (broadly conceived) as part of their practice. Fellows received a $2500 stipend and assistance with housing while in residence, and generally give a public lecture or workshop as part of their residency. Visual and performing artists interested in being a Peggy L. Osher Visiting Artist at the Osher Map Library should contact our Executive Director, Dr. Libby Bischof, who coordinates this program: elizabeth.bischof@maine.edu

2024-2025 Peggy L. Osher Visiting Artist: Billy Gerard Frank
(painting/film/multimedia)

2025-2026 Peggy L. Osher Visiting Artist: Adrienne Ottenberg (illustration/cartography/textiles)

Elizabeth Shurtleff and Helen McMillin, Highways and Byways of Girl Scouting, 1927.

Caroline Gerber, from Cousins Island, Maine, graduated from Yarmouth High School in June of 2025. She completed a research internship at the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education during the summer of 2025, and is now a Freshman at Haverford College in Haverford, Pennsylvania. She plans to major in History. 

Since the fall of my senior year of high school, I knew I wanted to spend my summer gaining valuable research experience prior to beginning my first year of college. It’s often difficult to find these kinds of internship opportunities before college, so I was absolutely thrilled to be able to work with Dr. Libby Bischof at the Osher Map Library this summer. 

Libby, a historian and the Executive Director of the Osher Map Library, has been researching and planning various writing projects about 20th century female pictorial mapmakers for some time, but due to her busy schedule, she needed a hand in finding additional examples of these maps, creating a comprehensive list of the cartographers, and writing short biographies of these women. My internship researching American women pictorial mapmakers from the 1920s-1980s  was a continuation of the work of Libby’s research assistant from last summer, Sophia Tuchinsky, who had given me a great starting place. She and Libby had created a spreadsheet with two tabs, one with several columns detailing where certain maps could be found, the titles, who made them, and what year they were published, and another with the alphabetized names of the cartographers and the space to write a short biography. 

My first step in this project was to read up on pictorial maps. Libby checked out two books from the Osher Map Library for me: Stephen J. Hornsby’s Picturing America: The Golden Age of Pictorial Maps and Judith Tyner’s Women in American Cartography: An Invisible Social History. I thoroughly enjoyed these books as a student with an interest in history, but they also prepared me well for this internship by explaining the background of pictorial maps, including how these maps are defined and why so many women pursued them. 

A pictorial map is a map with illustrations woven into it, usually to detail a particular story or the history of the location depicted. This style of cartography was more accessible to women because pictorial maps didn’t require as much cartographic accuracy as traditional maps, which usually required schooling and additional training, and, as such, was historically restricted to predominantly men. Many women artists and graphic designers also found pictorial mapmaking to be an accessible complement to their existing artistic practices. This was true of Elizabeth Shurtleff from Concord, New Hampshire, who studied at the school of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and then produced a variety of illustrated pictorial maps of New England and beyond in the 1920s-1940s. Pictorial maps weren’t always produced on traditional media such as paper, either. Mary Ellen Crisp (1896-1974), for example, created patterns of maps to be embroidered. Her work was sold in department stores, allowing women who were skilled in domestic crafts to practice a form of cartography. Although only one of her map designs is easily accessible online, as part of David Rumsey’s collection in California, newspapers of the time include illustrations of some of her other embroidered designs, among them, maps of the Pacific and European theaters of World War II. 

Finding and tracking down the locations of the actual pictorial maps made by women was relatively easy, albeit time-consuming. I was able to browse digital maps through several online library and map dealer collections, including the Osher Map Library, the Library of Congress Map Division, the David Rumsey Map Collection, Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps, Geographicus, and Curtis Wright Maps, to name a few. To ensure I wasn’t skipping over anything, I went through each individual map labeled or categorized as “pictorial” in these collections and then determined if the maps in question were created by a woman. Sometimes, I initially believed a map to have been created by a woman cartographer, but several names that are considered to be primarily feminine today were actually used for men in the 20th century, so I ran into a few dead ends. 

Although the process of looking through thousands of individual pictorial maps across various online collections took a lot of time, almost two weeks, it yielded more than 150 new names to add to the list of women pictorial mapmakers. To date, we have identified 332 pictorial maps made by 188 different women between 1920-1980.

Caroline working in the Osher Map Library & Smith Center for Cartographic Education vault.

The much more difficult part of this project was the biographical research I conducted after I researched  and recorded the names of the women cartographers and the titles of their maps. During the 20th century, it wasn’t uncommon to see a map produced by a Mrs. [Husband’s first and last name], such as “Mrs. Walter Henricks.” Most of the time, although it took extra work, I was able to discover the first and last name of the woman behind the map, separate from her husband. Mrs. Walter Henricks was actually named Namée Olivia Henricks (née Price) and lived a highly interesting life, contributing to beautiful pictorial maps. I was able to find the names of these women using websites such as Newspapers.com and Genealogy Bank, which provide digital archives of newspapers, some of which included announcements and articles about the publication and distribution of these pictorial maps, and occasionally additional biographical information about their creators. On these websites, I was able to search by full names and find any related newspaper articles mentioning the women I was researching. It was particularly helpful to come across wedding announcements and obituaries, as they often included important information about the people involved, such as their education and place of birth. 

Other useful websites were FamilySearch and Find a Grave, which provide census records and other government documents to piece together and corroborate biographical information found in newspapers, helping me ensure that I was writing about the right person. 

Overall, my internship was incredibly valuable, and confirmed that my passion in academia is history. I was fascinated by the lives of all these women, and their ability to create art and teaching materials during war, and during a period where so many of their rights were heavily restricted by society. These women proved that there were more opportunities for them than most people knew. For many of these women, cartography was a passion alongside their jobs as engineers, pilots, artists, and authors. I’m so grateful to have had this experience, and there’s still so much more to learn about these incredible women. 

Louise E. Jefferson, Makers of the USA: A Friendship Map, 1957

Guidelines for the Donation of Materials to the Collections

How to Donate to the Collections

Are you interested in donating items to the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education (OML) collections? The OML gratefully welcomes material gifts to the collections that support the OML’s status as a Special Collections Library at a Public University that emphasizes educational outreach and research. OML is pleased to accept donations of materials that are in good physical condition and that are relevant to the library’s mission, goals, and collecting policies. Please note: at this time we do not accept born-digital materials or digital materials of any kind.

We will gladly discuss your prospective donations with you via email or phone, review donation procedures, and, if appropriate, make arrangements to see the collection or the materials offered in person.

For initial inquiries please contact our Collections Manager by email or phone:

Email: jessica.c.hovey@maine.edu    Phone: (207) 780-5295

We respectfully request that prospective donors do not send or bring materials to the OML without prior contact and consultation.

OML’s Mission and Collecting Scope

The nature of our collections are global in scope and OML broadly seeks to acquire cartographic materials from any era.

In order to foster public and educational interest, OML takes as culturally broad a definition of “cartographic materials” as possible. OML collects:

• Maps, charts, atlases, etc.
• Plans and surveys
• Reference books about maps and mapping
• Globes and surveying instruments
• Bird’s-eye views and landscapes
• Prints, Photographs, and Paintings (relevant to place/our collections)
• Ephemera broadly conceived (from postcards to road maps to games, etc.)

Please contact us first about your offer of items, providing relevant information about them as appropriate. Photographs are welcome and helpful to our assessments.

When offering a donation, please include as much background information as possible to assist in establishing provenance.

What to Expect

Gifts are reviewed monthly by the OML Gifts Committee (Members: Collections Manager, Faculty Scholar, Reference and Teaching Librarian, Executive Director). The Committee reviews all potential donations, assesses conditions and fit within the scope of our collections, and then renders a decision to the potential donor/s. In the event that a decision about your donation is time-sensitive, please let us know and we will work to accommodate your request.

After a collection is received, gift paperwork will be completed by OML staff and the donor. A deed of gift form signed by both parties is required to accept the donation. Gifts valued at $500 or more are classified as non-cash charitable contributions and require the completion of an IRS form 8283 by the donor if the donor wishes to claim a tax deduction for the gift. Gifts valued at more than $5000 must have an appraisal in order to claim tax deductions (see IRS information here). Copies of this paperwork will be provided to the donor along with an acknowledgement letter from the Executive Director, and a gift receipt letter with a tax receipt from the University of Southern Maine Foundation.

Gifts to OML are made without restriction and in accordance with the OML Collections Policy. The donor must have clear and legal title to the items. All titles are transferred to OML as part of the gift process, as copyright allows. Gifts with stipulations or restrictions are accepted on a case-by-case basis, and are subject to approval by the OML Gifts Committee.

Appraisals

As a public cultural and collecting institution, OML does not and cannot appraise or assign monetary value to items.

The Maine Arts Commission maintains a list of Maine and Northern New England appraisers and conservators. This list is for reference only, as the OML does not endorse the services of any vendor. Any desired appraisal should take place prior to collection transfer and is the responsibility of the donor.

Charitable Donations

The Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education gratefully accepts charitable donations to support our mission. Charitable donations can be made through the University of Southern Maine Foundation (USMF), the 501c3 fundraising arm of the University of Southern Maine.

Lewiston-Auburn Education & Community Map Lab

Location:

University of Southern Maine – Lewiston Auburn Campus
51 Westminster St.
Lewiston, Maine

Free Field Trip Themes:

• Fun with Maps
• Maine Geography
• Maine History
• Wabanaki Place Names in Maine
• United States Geography
• United States History
• World Geography & Landforms
• Worldview in Maps Since 1500
• Mills of Androscoggin
• Mapmaking Workshop

FAQs

Q. How many students can I bring? 
A. Mondays through Thursdays, we can accommodate up to two classes of ~20 students each (40 total). On Fridays, we can accommodate up to three classes of ~20 students each (60 total).

Q. How long are field trips?
A. Depending on theme, field trips are typically 75-90 minutes long.

Q. Are the field trips really free?
A. Yes! We do not charge for our educational programs.

Q. How early can we schedule a field trip for?
A. We are able to start a field trip at 10:00 on most weekdays.

To learn more, reach out to Renee Keul at renee.keul@maine.edu.

Book a Field Trip at the Map Lab:

Option One: See availability and book a field trip.
(Please note that your field trip is not confirmed until you’ve heard from us by email, which should occur within 24-72 hours after booking.)

Option Two: Request Form

By Evan Boxer-Cook, 2025 Summer intern at the Osher Map Library. 

Evan is a student of Classical & Medieval Studies at Bates College, with a career focus on the history of science and the study of scientific instruments. At the OML, Evan’s research focuses on previously uncatalogued instruments, including demonstrational models such as the Trippensee Planetarium.

The Osher Map Library’s Trippensee Planetarium stands on a ridged brass base containing ringed labels for the calendar months, signs of the zodiac, and seasons. Above this is mounted a wooden maple structure supporting the Sun, Venus, Earth, and Moon, along with the gears and chains regulating their motions. Both Venus and the Moon are simple wooden spheres painted half black, half white in order to demonstrate the progression of their phases as seen from Earth. Earth itself is plastered with elaborately detailed and colored gores, with a simple cartouche reading “The Trippensee Mfg. Co., Detroit, Mich.” From the underside of the orrery’s arm protrudes a metal handle which is used to rotate the arm and thus set the entirety of the model in motion through its various chain drives.

While the bodies that make up the model presented by the Trippensee Planetarium in the collections of the Osher Map Library are fairly intuitive and agreed upon in their identities, far less black-and-white is the classification of the model itself. It has been described as a planetarium by its makers, an orrery by some historians, and a tellurion by others still. What distinguishes each of these instruments? Which term best describes the Trippensee Planetarium? And, where has the confusion come from?

Origins of “Orrery”

In order to navigate this tangled terminology, we must begin in 1712 with the origin of the term “orrery.” 1712 marked the completion of a commission of an astronomical model that London instrument maker John Rowley was tasked to construct. This model, now in The London Science Museum’s Linbury Gallery, features a central brass sun with gearing designed to drive the motion of the Earth and Moon around it. The man who commissioned it was Charles Boyle, the fourth Earl of Orrery in Ireland. It was at the suggestion of the essayist Sir Richard Steele that the device itself was termed an “orrery,” in honor of Rowley’s patron.

Science Museum Group. Orrery made by John Rowley for the Earl of Orrery. 1952-73 Science Museum Group Collection Online. Accessed 12 June 2025. https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co56970/orrery-made-by-john-rowley-for-the-earl-of-orrery

Under these circumstances, it should presumably be the case that this orrery, the first instrument to go by the classification of orrery, should be without ambiguity agreed to be an orrery. This is not the case. In fact, several historians–even the museum currently holding Rowley’s instrument–caveat that it would more accurately be termed a tellurion. At the core of this matter is the fact that the definitions of the orrery and other planetary models have drifted over the centuries.

Under its definition as established by John Rowley’s work, an orrery models the Sun-Earth-Moon system, with gearing that allows the Earth to rotate around its axis, a moon to orbit the earth, and the Earth-Moon system to orbit the Sun. Emphasis is placed on the tilt of Earth’s axis, with its 23.5 degree inclination remaining consistently oriented as the Earth travels through its orbit. A similar instrument that excludes the moon, focusing its presentation on the features of the Earth’s motion, is known as a tellurion (derived from the Latin tellus, meaning earth). Alternatively, a model that excludes the Earth while presenting the moon in a higher level of detail and priority is, in technical terms, a lunarium.

A planetarium, by its period definition, is an instrument that models the solar system from a broader perspective: a planetarium includes multiple planets (often at minimum the six Copernican planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn) traveling around the sun at their relative orbital speeds, though without gearing to represent the rotation of planets or the orbital motion of their moons. When planetary rotation and lunar motion are introduced into the construction of a planetarium–essentially supplementing its function with that of an orrery–the model that results is known as a grand orrery.

Science Museum Group. George II’s Grand Orrery. 1927-1659 Science Museum Group Collection Online. Accessed 12 June 2025. https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co1522/george-iis-grand-orrery. 

Given these shifting definitions, what, then, is the Trippensee Planetarium? Somewhat counterintuitively, the designation of “planetarium” is one of the easiest to rule out due to the intricately geared Earth and Moon system. Such a scope is much finer than the broad planetary orbits planetariums are primarily concerned with. 

It is the definition of tellurion that presents the main point of contention and the beginning of a cascade of definition drift. In its modern usage, tellurion tends to describe representationally geared Sun-Earth-Moon models, despite this being the original territory of the orrery. In turn, the term orrery has come to describe what would historically be called a planetarium. Today, “planetarium” is primarily used to describe domed projection centers, capable of simulating the night sky for a given location (or as many will know them for, projecting elaborate, prerecorded educational routines). In this modern understanding of these terms, then, the designation of tellurion most comfortably fits the Trippensee Planetarium. Following the historic precedent set by Rowley’s model, however, it is an orrery. Ultimately, this disconnect comes down to the question of descriptivism vs. prescriptivism. There are those who look at Rowley’s 1712 model and see an orrery, and there are those who see a tellurion. If Rowley’s orrery is understood as the defining template of what an orrery ought to be, then the Trippensee Manufacturing Company produced an orrery. If the colloquial language developed over three centuries is to be held as authoritative, then they produced a tellurion.

With this historical context and binary in mind, the question then becomes: why did the Trippensee Manufacturing Company market their product as a planetarium?

To answer this question we must once again investigate the maker of a planetary model, this one just over 150 years after Rowley’s orrery. In 1866, United States clerk Alfred Andrews founded the A.H. Andrews Company which came to be highly regarded for its production of furniture and school supplies, along with a great variety of terrestrial globes. In the 1880s, Andrews produced the MacVicar tellurion Globe–a tellurion under the historical definition. This model featured a suggestion of the sun, but wholly emphasized the earth and its movements with no moon to be seen. Soon after came the Lunar tellurion Globe, illustrated below, with a uniquely partial representation of the sun, a spike to identify the subsolar point, and a somewhat paradoxical name. 

Gross, Howard H. Teachers’ manual for Andrews’ lunar tellurion. Chicago, A. H. Andrews & co, 1881. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/05002134/.

One would think that a tellurion with a moon is simply an orrery, though Andrews’ model blurs this line. Here we arrive at a somewhat inevitable explanation for the trend toward inconsistent naming, that being the hand of marketability, especially for classroom use. By 1880, Andrews’ MacVicar tellurion Globe had already begun to establish itself as an invaluable classroom aid. Thus, naming his next product the “Lunar tellurion Globe” marks it as a successor and, most importantly, an improvement. Labeling the new product the equivalent of “tellurion: now with moon!”–makes far more sense from a business perspective than using the entirely new and potentially unfamiliar term of orrery. Particularly in the late-nineteenth century post-industrial revolution world, when instruments such as orreries were being produced by companies and factories as opposed to masters or guildsmen, pre-existing mechanical templates and naming conventions yielded to the demands of  the market. Under these circumstances, precedent and individual preference dictated terminology, with instruments becoming increasingly detached from the historical taxonomies that could be used to describe them.

The effect of these market factors in diverting convention from the historical can be seen in full force when examining the history of the Trippensee Planetarium itself. With terminology and precedent determined, let us now examine the intersecting lives and the resulting businesses that led to the creation of a timeless product still available today–The Trippensee Planetarium.

The Trippensee Manufacturing Company

In order to trace the story of the Trippensee Planetarium, we must first begin with the Trippensee family. In 1849, a man named William F. Trippensee immigrated from Germany to New York where he first established himself as a farmer before marrying Ruffina Teachout, a native of New York. The two went on to have eight children: Albert W., Frank J., William F., Frederick F., Rena, Herbert O., Reuben, and a woman recorded only in relation to her husband, George Reynolds.

After relocating to Michigan and ultimately settling in Saginaw county, brothers Albert and Frank Trippensee both entered the wagon-making trade, their paths diverging as they took up employment in a variety of workshops throughout the 1890s. Frank immersed himself in the craft, working for W.A. Patterson & Company, Durant-Dort Road Cart Company, Flint Wagon Works, and the C. R. Wilson Body Company in Detroit. Meanwhile, Albert ascended the corporate ladder, developing a taste for entrepreneurship that took him beyond the trades. Having impressed his employers at the wagon-making shop of W. F. Stewart and again at subsequent posts, he was promoted time and time again, eventually entering the business sector for himself.

In 1896, while the Trippensee brothers accumulated experience in their respective ventures, just across the Canadian border Alexander Laing of Essex filed both U.S. and Canadian patents for an intricate mechanism that soon became popular in schools across the United States: a string and pulley driven orrery (seen here). The unit included a Sun-Earth-Moon model (plus Venus), that when manually cranked demonstrated the relative motions of each included body. The model was first and foremost an educational tool marketed for the classroom, and, as such, was reasonably priced. Notably, for Laing’s model, in a manner that followed in the footsteps of Rowley, the Moon and Venus were painted half white, half black, and geared to demonstrate their phases as seen from earth.

The School Journal. United States: E.L. Kellogg & Company, 1904.

https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_School_Journal/n6hLAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 

Laing’s Planetarium was highly regarded by its target demographic, with educators praising the model in the review sections of school supply catalogues and educational journals. For example in a 1900 review one educator noted:

Laing’s Planetarium is a most admirably contrived instrument for illustrating the various motions and problems which present themselves in connection with the study of mathematical geography and elementary astronomy. It recommends itself at first sight by the simplicity of its mechanism. An instructor using it does not need to talk; the instrument speaks for itself. No progressing teacher of geography can afford to be without such a device. It is of use equally in the elementary and in higher schools. It assists in making clear all sorts of difficult problems relating to Diurnal Motion, the Ecliptic, Equinoxes and Solstices, Seasons, Zones, Circle of Illumination, Apogee, and Perigee, etc.

Although described in The School Journal as an orrery, Laing marketed his product as a planetarium: the specialty of the newly founded Laing Planetarium Company, which he later moved to Detroit. We don’t know why Laing decided to call his product a planetarium. Whether stemming from a lacking awareness of technical terms or an intentional preference for a term perceived to hold more public stock than “orrery,” Laing’s choice forever shaped the legacy of his product and, by extension, the vocabularies of generations of children, and their teachers.

By 1905, with automobiles beginning to displace his trade of wooden carriage manufacturing, we find Frank J. Trippensee is still in Michigan, working for the Laing Planetarium Company. The company was struggling financially during this period, with two years of unpaid taxes resulting in the company’s original charter falling void. Having notified his brothers Albert W. and William F. Trippensee of this financial instability and the opportunity it presented, the Trippensees bought out Laing, reconfiguring the business into the Trippensee Manufacturing Company. The three brothers each took on a leadership role, settling on William F. Trippensee as President, Albert W. Trippensee as Vice President, and Frank J. Trippensee as Secretary and Treasurer of their new enterprise.

Between 1905 and 1908, the Trippensee Manufacturing Company sold rebranded Laing planetariums, still making use of his original string and pulley design. Seeing as though the Laing Planetarium had already become ensconced within the U.S. market, these units retained continuity and were thus branded as “Trippensee Planetariums.” In 1907, Frank filed a patent that brought an innovative identity to the new company. The next year, the patent was approved and his innovation was instituted in a new model, where the strings and pulleys that drove the Laing Planetarium were replaced with a chain-and-gear system that was simpler to manufacture, easier to maintain, and much more durable.

Alongside this reconfigured planetarium design, the Trippensee Manufacturing Company extended its range to the production of automobile bodies (1907), the logical progression of the carriage bodies that Frank and Albert had spent their early careers working on. This aspect of the Trippensees’ business experienced great success, and the three brothers decided to sell the planetarium side of their business to their younger siblings. In 1920, the Trippensee Planetarium Company was officially formed and separated from the Trippensee Manufacturing Company. This change in leadership is visible in planetarium models produced after 1920, which feature oval “Trippensee Planetarium Company” labels in place of rectangular “Trippensee Manufacturing Company” ones. By 1922, the Trippensee Manufacturing Company had reconfigured to focus exclusively on the manufacture of automobile bodies. One year later, it merged with the Everett Brothers Company, rebranding as the Trippensee Closed Body Corporation with Frank J. Trippensee as President. 

Under new management, the Trippensee Planetarium Company painted the maple components of its units black starting in 1925. By 1929, two versions of the planetarium were sold: one hand-cranked and one electric. In the decades that followed, the wood and brass components of the planetariums were gradually replaced with bakelite or plastic.

Science Museum Group. Orrery planetary model by the Trippensee Planetarium Company, 1968-9. 1969-464 Science Museum Group Collection Online. Accessed 12 June 2025. https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co57045/orrery-planetary-model-by-the-trippensee-planetarium-company-1968-9.

In 1999, the Trippensee Planetarium Company was bought by Science First, a company which continues to produce the plastic Trippensee Planetarium to this day in both hand-cranked and electric versions.

Today, many recall the Trippensee planetariums of their childhood classrooms. In an era before video demonstrations and digital simulations of the solar system, such physical models were indispensable in K-12 and University classrooms and, according to reviews, helped communicate the intricacies of celestial motion and related concepts that would otherwise require months of textual study.

With particular mind to the vast quantities of former students who fondly remember the planetariums from their youth, the sense of labeling this terminology as incorrect should be considered. Certainly, Laing’s decision to call his orrery a planetarium contributed to the slippage of terms evident in today’s cultural lexicon, but so too did the term “orrery” arbitrarily replace the terminology that preceded it in 1712. It could be argued that there is hypocrisy in defining Rowley’s orrery as an orrery but not defining the Trippensee Planetarium as a planetarium.

The question of “what is the Trippensee Planetarium?” brings to attention the difficulties that plague attempts to codify the seams of classification. Considering the fact that today’s museums continue to operate under an inconsistent naming scheme for planetary models, a clean answer cannot be given. However, as previously outlined, the two most common camps are those that follow–the first being more historically based and the second more evidently colloquial:

Orrery: The Trippensee Planetarium is an orrery, as established by John Rowley’s 1712 instrument. An orrery includes a detailed Sun-Earth-Moon model, with gearing to represent the axial tilt, rotations, orbits, and relative speeds of its included bodies. It follows that removing the moon would result in a tellurion, and adding a fuller spread of geared planets and moons would result in a grand orrery. The modern dome-projection planetarium is not particularly distinguished within this vocabulary, with context instead dictating which type of planetarium is being referred to.

Tellurion: The Trippensee Planetarium is a tellurion–an instrument that models the Sun-Earth-Moon system (though the moon does not necessarily have to be included) with particular emphasis on the dynamics of Earth’s tilted axis. It is distinct from an orrery, which models a wider array of planets at their relative speeds. A grand orrery advances the orrery mechanically (often at a larger scale), including additional gearing to represent the intricate rotations of the plants and their moons. The term “planetarium” distinctly refers to dome-projection centers.

While these two stances tend to be the most common, there exist still other schemes more or less nuanced in their designations and definitions. While a satisfying and conclusive scheme of terminology may not be available, the context gathered thus far allows indexed pieces and collections to be understood within their own terms. Often when one looks too closely at the boundaries of instrument classification, a sort of coastline paradox results. Sometimes, against the instinct toward intricate, technically accurate typologies, classification remains a matter of precedent–precedent shaped by cultural vocabularies and the individual preferences of institutions. 

Returning to the Osher Map Library’s Trippensee Planetarium reveals a number of key details: Not mentioned up until now is the fact that this Trippensee Planetarium is accompanied by its original box, which contains a telling label reading “Trippensee Planetarium Co.” Taken alone, this might simply indicate that the unit was produced after 1920 when manufacture migrated away from the original Trippensee Manufacturing Company, however this cannot be the case. The unit itself carries a rectangular label reading “Trippensee Manufacturing Co.” Together, these details reveal two key pieces of information. Because this model is branded with the original company name (and made from plain maple–not yet painted black), its manufacture could theoretically be dated to any year between 1908 and 1920. That is, between the implementation of Frank Trippensee’s patent and the separation of the Trippensee Planetarium company. However, due to the discrepancy between the company name on the unit itself and its box’s label, it is evident that this unit was sold during a transitional period where the boxes had been updated to reflect the new manufacturer while some older stock remained, still labeled “Trippensee Manufacturing Co.” This places the unit’s sale soon after 1920, assuming the Trippensee Planetarium Company prioritised sending out its existing stock. Due to the unlikelihood of an unboxed Trippensee Planetarium remaining unsold for an extended period, I speculate that this unit was one of the last produced prior to the company’s reorganization. It was likely manufactured in the years preceding 1920, allowing it to be built under the Trippensee Manufacturing Company but boxed and sold under the Trippensee Planetarium Company.

Footnotes:

1. Although he has been occasionally credited with the invention of the orrery, Rowley himself acknowledges (in a plaque on his instrument) that George Graham’s 1700 design predated his own.

2. There is an argument to be made that is not considered at length here, but is worth mentioning for the additional perspective it provides. There are those who consider the term orrery to be entirely void as a term of classification, considering its use comparable to modern genericide (when a brand name becomes so widely known that its name replaces the generic term within a cultural lexicon; think Google(ing), Post-Its, Xerox, etc.). Prior to Rowley’s orrery, similar models were called tellurions or planeteria.

References:

Barry J. Sobel, “The Story of the Orrery and the Trippensee Company,” Rittenhouse 15 (2001): 83-92.

Burton, Clarence Monroe., Stocking, William., Miller, Gordon K.. The City of Detroit, Michigan, 1701-1922. United States: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1922. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_City_of_Detroit_Michigan_1701_1922/YFbuhQ39UNsC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Trippensee+company+Planetarium&pg=PA1130&printsec=frontcover 

Burton, Clarence Monroe, Miller, Gordon K., Stocking, William. The City of Detroit: Volume 1. United States: S. J. Clarke publishing Company, 1922.

https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_City_of_Detroit/X65dCjVpnaAC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Trippensee+planetarium+company&pg=PA597&printsec=frontcover

Buick, Tony. Orreries, Clocks, and London Society: The Evolution of Astronomical Instruments and Their Makers. Germany: Springer International Publishing, 2020.

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Orreries_Clocks_and_London_Society/kckQEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=orrery+guild+system&pg=PR8&printsec=frontcover

Buick, Tony. Orrery: A Story of Mechanical Solar Systems, Clocks, and English Nobility. United States: Springer New York, 2013.

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Orrery/lU24AQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 

Gross, Howard H. Teachers’ manual for Andrews’ lunar tellurion. Chicago, A. H. Andrews & co, 1881. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/05002134/.

Index to School Science and Mathematics: Volume 29. Mount Morris: The Central Association of Science and Mathematics Teachers, 1929.

https://www.google.com/books/edition/School_Science_and_Mathematics/4efxAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Trippensee+planetarium+company&pg=PA794&printsec=frontcover 

H. Kellogg, ed. Index to Good Health: Volume 38. Battle Creek: Good Health Publishing Company, 1903.

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Good_Health/2ZIBAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Laing+planetarium&pg=PA422&printsec=frontcover 

Kyle, “Trippensee tellurion/planetarium: A collectors guide,” Collecting Antique and Vintage Globes (blog), March 15, 2018. https://antiqueglobes.blogspot.com/2018/03/trippensee-tellurion-planetarium.html

Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office, Volume 78. United States: The Office, 1897.

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Official_Gazette_of_the_United_States_Pa/BtY1AQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Laing+planetarium&pg=RA1-PA1348&printsec=frontcover

Science Museum Group. George II’s Grand Orrery. 1927-1659 Science Museum Group Collection Online. Accessed 12 June 2025. https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co1522/george-iis-grand-orrery.

Science Museum Group. Orrery made by John Rowley for the Earl of Orrery. 1952-73 Science Museum Group Collection Online. Accessed 12 June 2025. https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co56970/orrery-made-by-john-rowley-for-the-earl-of-orrery. 

Science Museum Group. Orrery planetary model by the Trippensee Planetarium Company, 1968-9. 1969-464 Science Museum Group Collection Online. Accessed 12 June 2025. https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co57045/orrery-planetary-model-by-the-trippensee-planetarium-company-1968-9. 

Smythe, R. M. Obsolete American Securities and Corporations, Illustrated with Photographs of Important Repudiated Bonds. New York: R. M. Smythe, Room 452, Produce Exchange, 1911.

https://www.google.com/books/edition/Obsolete_American_Securities_and_Corpora/SodCAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Laing+planetarium&pg=PA564&printsec=frontcover 

The School Journal, Volume 60 (1900): 16.

https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_School_Journal/ePgBAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Laing+planetarium&pg=PA114&printsec=frontcover

By Jessica Hovey, Collections Manager at the Osher Map Library. 

The end of summer is in sight, and with it comes the inevitable reflection of “Where did the time go…and what did I do with it?” Managing the collections at OML is a year-round gig, and during the break from our busy teaching schedule, much of my summer in the office was mostly spent catching up on a backlog of collections processing and budget planning. Don’t you worry, I know that this isn’t the sort of thing that makes for good storytelling, so instead I would love to share a fun (and nerdy) highlight from earlier in the season. In June I had the pleasure of attending the Rare Book School course Paper as Bibliographic Evidence at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Within our collections, one can find a richly curated selection of maps, globes, atlases, and rare books dating from the 15th century to the present. Many of the items in our collections are paper-based, and this course presented a wonderful opportunity to better understand the elements of paper and its composition, which directly informs our assessments for the long-term care and preservation of the materials in our collections.

The course structure at RBS is a rigorous, week-long exploration into the composition of the book and book history through lectures, hands-on analysis of rare books, and sometimes workshops that explore the processes of making. The program has been lovingly described as “summer camp for book nerds,” and RBS has cultivated a unique community experience that attracts a variety of folks from different bookish backgrounds like conservation and collections care professionals, curators, dealers, educators, library professionals, and students. What each person often has in common is an interest in and love for the book. Rare Book School is based in Charlottesville at the University of Virginia, but hosts courses at a small selection of institutional partners in the U.S. and abroad. Paper as Bibliographic Evidence was the first RBS course to be held in Ann Arbor, and there is potential for the program to grow there. 

The course was taught by Cathleen Baker, whose expertise from over 50 years in paper conservation, publishing, and research are indelible gifts to share with anyone who is willing to learn. She is an engaging person who has dedicated much of her lifetime to understanding the materiality of paper and how it is made through her own experimentation and research. Most of the week was spent with my 13 classmates learning about paper structure, reviewing the historic processes of papermaking in Europe and North America (handmade and machine-made), and looking closely at a variety of papers to identify their structure and means of production. We were provided with several selections of rare books from the Hatcher Library Special Collections to analyze during class sessions. Notably, the 1820 Lavoisne atlas caught my attention because we have one in our collections, and it is one of the first books in the United States to advertise that it was printed on machine made paper.

During the week, we also had the opportunity to make our own paper at Out of Hand Papermaking Studio (OOHPS), where artist and papermaker Karen O’Neal (purple shirt) generously shared her time and her studio space with us. Paper is still made by hand today, though not at the volume that it was prior to the popularization of the fourdrinier and cylinder machines in the 19th century (the last industrial handmade paper mill in the U.S. closed in the early 20th century). The quality of handmade paper is best exhibited through its tactility, and depending on the makeup of the pulp and the sizing agent used, the resulting leaves can be sumptuously soft and pliable even centuries after its making. Today, handmade papers are typically used for artists’ papers or for a limited run of specialized publications at press. In Karen’s studio, each of us made at least three sheets of handmade paper. Cathy and Karen prepared the pulp for us from unsized cotton fiber and cotton linters, and we were able to successfully dip, pull, couch, press, and dry small leaves on our own. Going through the actions of papermaking really hit home not only the logical steps of making papers by hand, but also the skill needed to do so at a high production rate.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with how paper is made, handmade papers are created using a handmould, which is a form composed of a mould with a screen (base) and deckle (frame) that fits over the screen to catch the pulp. Cathy presented the class with a helpful example of a custom handmould constructed by papermaker and fine craftsman Timothy Moore to show the development of the weave of the handmould screen from antique laid, to modern laid, to wove–each screen capable of producing a more refined paper consistency than the last.

Paper is formed on the screen by dipping the mould into a slurry of pulp and is lifted to let the excess water drain out of the screen. The pulp is then transferred to felt (couched) to set, and is air or heat dried after the excess moisture is pressed out.

What can you see within the page? Patterns form where the pulp settles, which can be made more visible by viewing the leaf or page with a light source, either with transmitted light shone through the verso or raking light shone over the surface. Distinctive rib shadows can be seen running perpendicular to the laid lines. These are created by the capillary action or suction of water leaving the frame and depositing a concentration of fiber on top of the screen where it intersects with the rib supports on the bottom of the mould. You often see the chain lines running up the center of the rib shadows parallel to the short side of the frame, and these are impressions from the wires that tie the individual laid wires. Sometimes you can also see what are called “papermakers tears,” which are circular depressions in the pulp made by errant drips from the handmould.

Identifying papers by analyzing their physical features is a nuanced practice, and not without its complications. Some of the features of handmade papers can appear in machine made papers, such as chain lines, watermarks, and laid lines. Imitation handmade papers can be particularly difficult to identify, and were in high demand during the Arts and Crafts movement in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Other factors can make it difficult to discern how a paper was made, like how it was sized and finished, as sizing can affect the texture and longevity of the paper and the finishing process can smooth the surface of the paper and remove a lot of its surface structure. These considerations (and others) aside, the ability to identify certain characteristics that present themselves in the structure of hand and machine made papers is a skill worth learning in that it can provide more insight into the overall constitution of archival materials.

This is the second RBS course I have taken, and at the end of the week I found myself enchanted by that old book school magic. Leaving behind such a wonderful gathering of intelligent, kind, and curious people who live and breathe these subjects is bittersweet. We take with us a greater understanding and appreciation for the secrets that are hidden within the page, and the power to share that knowledge with others who are interested in learning. Let me end by saying that if you ever want to talk paper, my door is open.

Entries for 2025 Mapmaking Contest

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Tay Tay Town

Addison B. of Yarmouth
Yarmouth Elementary – 5th Grade.
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Pizza Island

Addy C. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works – 4th Grade.
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Enchanted Kingdom

Addy D. of Falmouth
Falmouth Elementary School – 5th Grade.
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The Hogwarts Grounds

Adelaide P. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior High – 6th Grade.
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The Sea Dragon Island

Adonai N. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
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Preppy Land

Adriana S. of Indian Township
Indian Township – 5th Grade.
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Dragon Land

Aida K. of Gorham
Great Falls – 4th Grade.
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Untitled

Aisha H. of Indian Township
Indian Township – 5th Grade.
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Forgotten Islands

Akhil S. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior High – 6th Grade.
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Blob Island

Alexander L. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
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Floating Islands

Alfonso Z. of Old Town
Old Town Elementary School – 4th Grade.
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Heart Island

Alice G. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
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Buffingburg

Alice M. of Searsmont
Homeschool – 6th Grade.
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Pentent Island

Allison D. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
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Wolf Island

Alyssa J. of Old Town
Old Town Elementary School – 4th Grade.
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Ancestor’s Island

Ames E. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 4th Grade.
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Potato Land

Amine E. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 4th Grade.
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The Bahamas

Anastasia L. of Oxford
Oxford Elementary – 5th Grade.
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New ZZZealand

Andrianna S. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior High – 6th Grade.
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Four Seasons

Anna C. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior HIgh – 6th Grade.
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Shamrock Isle

Anna P. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior High – 6th Grade.
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The Divine Biblioteca

Annelise A. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 5th Grade.
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Brunswick

Ari M. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
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Zodiaczilla

Arrow O. of Topsham
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 4th Grade.
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Blossom Forest

Aryan B. of Indian Township
Indian Township – 6th Grade.
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Slovenia

Atlas B. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
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Krill Islands

Austin J. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
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The Gem Parana Islands

Avery B. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 4th Grade.
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Palace Island

Avery T. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 4th Grade.
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Random Island

Bailey H. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
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Phena isle

Baker F. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
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White Lake State Park

Ben B. of SOUTH BERWICK
Great Works School – 4th Grade.
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Shiver Island

Benjamin L. of Oxford
Oxford Elementary – 5th Grade.
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The Strix

Benny B. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
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Rapper Island

Bentley H. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
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Norden Isles

Bernard L. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
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The Namicis Islands

Bode J. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works – 4th Grade.
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Dragon Isle

Brayden V. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
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Golf Island

Brendan D. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
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The Gaming Islands

Bret M. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
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Pink Soccer Island

Brinley G. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
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Castle Island

Broin N. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 4th Grade.
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Peace Island

Bronwyn S. of Oxford
Oxford Elementary – 5th Grade.
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Turtle Land

Calla M. of Gorham
Narragansett – 4th Grade.
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Farm Island

Camden C. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works School – 4th Grade.
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Flying Islands

Cameron M. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works School – 4th Grade.
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Blooms of the Hours

Caroline S. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 5th Grade.
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The Seashell Isles

Cecilia M. of Yarmouth
Yarmouth Elementary – 5th Grade.
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Fortigare

Cerise B. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
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Parrot Island

Charles J. of Portland
Homeschooled – 4th Grade.
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Baby Kong Island

Charlie B. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior High – 6th Grade.
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Slug Island

Charlie T. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works School – 4th Grade.
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Monkey Island

Charlie W. of Yarmouth
Yarmouth Elementary – 5th Grade.
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Welcome to Westword

Charlotte F. of Falmouth
Falmouth Elementary School – 5th Grade.
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Endless Childhood Cove

Charlotte G. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior High School – 6th Grade.
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Dessert Island

Charlotte G. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
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Anta Island

Chloe N. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
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Horror Haven

Claire H. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
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Impossible Island

Claire J. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
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Whats (Really) the end of the Rainbow

Claire M. of Falmouth
Falmouth Elementary School – 4th Grade.
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Fantasy Island

Claire M. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
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Holistic Island

Claire T. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
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Fairy Island

Clara F. of Brunswick
Harriett Beecher Stowe School in Brunswick, ME – 4th Grade.
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Brookland Island

Claudia K. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
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Nebula Isle

Clive P. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
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Crumberland

Cody L. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
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Sky-Land

Cole H. of Yarmouth
Yarmouth Elementary – 5th Grade.
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Ancient Isles

Cooper M. of Yarmouth
Yarmouth Elementary – 5th Grade.
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Three Rivers Island

Cooper S. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
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Bird Island

Corinne C. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
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Duggan Isle

Cory S. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
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Maine

Cullen S. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
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Athlete’s Island

Curren M. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior High – 6th Grade.
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Pirates Island

Daniel L. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.089.jpg

Rainbow Sea

Darcy Q. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.010.jpg

Medival Times

Davina L. of Gorham
Great Falls – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.180.jpg

Fantasy Archipelago

Della A. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.285.jpg

Mouth Island

Desmond B. of Gorham
Great Falls Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.177.jpg

Long Island

Desmond D. of Freeport
Maine Coast Waldorf School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.313.jpg

Golden Temple

Dhianbir K. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.170.jpg

Tropical Haven

Dominic D. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.097.jpg

The War Islands

Donald M. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.102.jpg

The Wildlands

Donovan C. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.085.jpg

Springfield Island

Ebba C. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.164.jpg

The Tintopyin Islands

Eben L. of Alna
Great Salt Bay School – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.300.jpg

Story World

Eden M. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.105.jpg

Koi Island

Eleanor S. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works School – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.031.jpg

Earth’s Geomagnetic Field

Eliana H. of Falmouth
Falmouth Elementary School – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.233.jpg

Space Island

Eliana S. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.287.jpg

Owl Island

Elijah H. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.023.jpg

The High Peaks

Eliot G. of Gorham
Great Falls Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.216.jpg

Disney Island

Elise C. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.291.jpg

No Title

Elise L. of Oxford
Oxford Elementary – th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.183.jpg

Soleada Isle

Elise R. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.141.jpg

Rose Island

Eliza S. of Newcastle
Great Salt Bay School – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.317.jpg

Magic Island

Ella C. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.026.jpg

Candy Island

Ella D. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.037.jpg

Turkiyen

Ella S. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.270.jpg

Mytholia

Ellory L. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.003.jpg

Makeup Island

Emeryson L. of Princeton
Indian Township – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.226.jpg

Dragon’s Lair

Emi M. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.126.jpg

Ghost Land

Emma R. of Old Town
Old Town Elementary School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.179.jpg

Zombie Islands

Emmet S. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.014.jpg

Breadland

Erin Q. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.004.jpg

Wicked Island

Esme C. of Yarmouth
Yarmouth Elementary – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.063.jpg

Dog Islands

Eva B. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.251.jpg

The Forgotten Lands

Eva G. of Falmouth
Falmouth Elementary School – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.182.jpg

Teal Island

Evalee I. of Ocxford
Oxford Elementary – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.190.jpg

Imagination Island

Evan O. of Topsham
Brunswick Junior High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.304.jpg

Fairy Island

Evelyn A. of Gorham
Great Falls Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.217.jpg

Willy Wonka Isle

Evelyn O. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.156.jpg

Skywalk

Ezekiel S. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.122.jpg

Gnome Island

Finley C. of Gorham
Great Falls Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.296.jpg

The Islands of the Trees

Finley C. of Freeport
Maine Coast Waldorf School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.322.jpg

Yin Yang Isles

Finn C. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.137.jpg

Strange Island

Fiona F. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.247.jpg

Path of a Penny

Foster B. of Montville
Homeschool – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.328.jpg

The Isle of Virago

Frances S. of Yarmouth
Yarmouth Elementary – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.058.jpg

Turtle Reef

Franchesca H. of Yarmouth
Yarmouth Elementary – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.047.jpg

The Larkin Islands

Frank M. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.249.jpg

Dog Island

Gabe D. of Old Town
Old Town Elementary School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.211.jpg

Brain Island

Gabriel K. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.066.jpg

Story Island

Gabriella G. of Oxford
Oxford Elementary – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.186.jpg

Whale Bone Islands

Garrett S. of Damariscotta
Great Salt Bay School – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.239.jpg

Hello Islands

Gavin T. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.250.jpg

Cross Island

Gavin W. of Alna
Great Salt Bay School – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.237.jpg

Elfly

Genevieve B. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.265.jpg

Exonia

George H. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Elementary school – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.316.jpg

Jerry Island

George S. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.277.jpg

The Monument Isles

Georgia B. of Freeport
Maine Coast Waldorf School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.311.jpg

Horseshoe Island

Georgianna S. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.124.jpg

Big Boy Island

Gideon B. of Gorham
Great Falls Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.220.jpg

Cavichara Desert

Grace H. of Falmouth
Falmouth Elementary School – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.347.jpg

Tropical Island World

Grace H. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works School – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.001.jpg

The Wild West

Gracelyn F. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.152.jpg

Cog City

Graham L. of Old Town
Old Town Elementary School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.203.jpg

Sunburn Island

Griffin Y. of Old Town
Old Town Elementary School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.204.jpg

The Cloud Islands

Gusto T. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.167.jpg

Flower Island

Gwen S. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.293.jpg

Hobbit Hole Island

Gweneth A. of Oxford
Oxford Elementary – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.184.jpg

The Sacred Mythical Island

Hadley O. of Oxford
Oxford Elementary – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.185.jpg

Once on this Island

Hailey M. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.093.jpg

The Lost World

Hal T. of Brunswick
HBS – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.002.jpg

Grape Island

Haley B. of Gorham
Great Falls Elementary School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.315.jpg

The Island in the Sky

Haley H. of Damariscotta
Great Salt Bay School – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.241.jpg

Animal Shore

Hannah B. of Yarmouth
Yarmouth Elementary – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.052.jpg

Seashell Cove

Harper C. of Limerick
Narragansett – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.194.jpg

Map of Shard

Hartley B. of Freeport
Maine Coast Waldorf School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.321.jpg

Malala Island

Hayden W. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.118.jpg

Christmas Island

Henrick O. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.146.jpg

Tropical Island

Henry F. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.069.jpg

The Compass Islands

Henry G. of Freeport
Maine Coast Waldorf School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.310.jpg

Imagination Island

Holly S. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.284.jpg

Carrot Island

Hudson W. of Yarmouth
Yarmouth Elementary – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.061.jpg

Palm Tree Island

Ida L. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.150.jpg

Holiday Island

Idella L. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.096.jpg

Candy Island

Indi B. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.035.jpg

Urban Legend

Iola B. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.113.jpg

Wolf Island!

Isaac L. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.024.jpg

Wolf Island

Isabella S. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.070.jpg

Koala Isles

Isabelle M. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.075.jpg

The Lost Islands

Isla D. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.264.jpg

Element Islands

Isla E. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.136.jpg

Stephen King’s Maine

Isobel G. of Portland
Breakwater School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.044.jpg

French Island

Israel F. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.131.jpg

The Land of Senjara

Ivan D. of Portland
Homeschooled – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.043.jpg

Big Scoop Island

Jack F. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.299.jpg

Allfellow

Jack T. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.143.jpg

Croissant Island

Jackson S. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior HIgh – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.172.jpg

Time Island

Jacob M. of Damariscotta
Great Salt Bay School – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.240.jpg

Jabaral

Jacob S. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.012.jpg

Gemstone Island

Jacob S. of Yarmouth
Yarmouth Elementary – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.055.jpg

The USA

Jake V. of Scarborough
Wentworth – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.320.jpg

Ping Pong Island

James W. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.074.jpg

Rock Island

Jamison B. of Damariscotta
Great Salt Bay School – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.297.jpg

Destiny Island

Jana A. of Gorham
Great Falls Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.219.jpg

Kulin

Jaxson F. of W. Gardiner
Homeschool – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.221.jpg

Jayce

Jayce W. of Princeton
Indian Township – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.227.jpg

Mermaid Island

Jayda J. of Old Town
Old Town Elementary School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.205.jpg

Sealand

Jenny S. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.140.jpg

Merci and Ronaldo and Neyman

Jesus E. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.034.jpg

Moon City

Jillian S. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.038.jpg

Agriculture Island

Jira C. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.006.jpg

Critter Island

Jocelyn K. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.084.jpg

Italia

Joe C. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.279.jpg

The Three Brothers Island

Joey O. of Bremen
Great Salt Bay School – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.236.jpg

The Osher Islands

John M. of Searsmont
Homeschool – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.318.jpg

Eras Island

Jolie H. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.346.jpg

Map of One Piece World

Julian Z. of Yarmouth
Yarmouth Elementary – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.048.jpg

Isle of Elements

June L. of Yarmouth
Yarmouth Elementary – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.059.jpg

Cup of Cake Island

Juniper B. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.008.jpg

Dino Nugget Island

Kaden B. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.042.jpg

Seasons Island

Kaelyn W. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.262.jpg

Hand Island

Kai G. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.120.jpg

Disaster Island

Kameron O. of Old Town
Old Town Elementary School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.209.jpg

Map of Portugal

Kendall S. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.272.jpg

The Underland Chronicles

Kimber D. of Eliot
Great Works Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.212.jpg

Anchor Harbor Islands of Lebclona

Kinsley A. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.334.jpg

Capybara

Kyla U. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.020.jpg

Fablewood Isle

Lachlan D. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.280.jpg

The Better Island

Lauren M. of Bremen
Great Salt Bay School – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.235.jpg

Baby Link Island

Leif H. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.245.jpg

LGBTQ Island

Levon G. of Bruswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.243.jpg

Hornhead Island

Liam D. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.076.jpg

Rocky Island

Liam G. of Damariscotta
Great Salt Bay School – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.303.jpg

Tag Roads

Liam P. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.168.jpg

Puerto Rico

Liana L. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.295.jpg

Map of My Mind

Linay E. of Gorham
Great Falls School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.330.jpg

Happy Meal Island

Lincoln C. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.040.jpg

Island of Nashaka

Lincoln C. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.128.jpg

Map Island

Lincoln L. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.114.jpg

Cat Paradise

Livia K. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.039.jpg

Dragon Island

Logan B. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.019.jpg

Pizza Island

Lucas A. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.268.jpg

Dragon & Red Panda Island

Lucas D. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.022.jpg

Wonderland 7

Lucas H. of Gorham
Great Falls School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.331.jpg

Mountain City and the Sea Beast

Lucas H. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.071.jpg

Medieval Southern Europe

Lucas O. of Yarmouth
Yarmouth Elementary – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.050.jpg

Willow

Lucy B. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.016.jpg

Billie Island

Lucy F. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.081.jpg

Lizard Isle

Luzetta S. of Gorham
Great Falls Elementary School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.222.jpg

Fairyland Island

Mabel L. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.077.jpg

Chebague Island

Macen D. of Poland
Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.195.jpg

Unicorn Island

Mackenna E. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.246.jpg

Rail Road State

Mackenzie W. of Bradley
Old Town Elementary School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.202.jpg

Dragon Island

Madelyn M. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.115.jpg

Tropical Island

Madilyn M. of Oxford
Oxford Elementary – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.188.jpg

Deer Island

Maggie M. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.348.jpg

Halfling Ocean

Maia B. of Lewiston
Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.325.jpg

Songbird Island

MAllory D. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.263.jpg

Isle of Musique

Margaret P. of Yarmouth
Yarmouth Elementary – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.053.jpg

Rainbow’s Doom Land

Maria G. of Gray
Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.305.jpg

The Land of the Impossible

Mariana M. of Falmouth
Falmouth Elementary School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.298.jpg

Tropical Island

Marley G. of Newcastle
Great Salt Bay School – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.238.jpg

Dragon Town

Marley- Marie M. of Old Town
Old Town Elementary School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.208.jpg

Brothers Island

Matteo V. of Gorham
Great Falls School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.332.jpg

Potato Island

Maya B. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.147.jpg

Seashell Island

Maya M. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.171.jpg

Fort Land

McKenna B. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.104.jpg

Untitled

Melia P. of Indian Township
Indian Township – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.225.jpg

Hush Isle

Mia D. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.302.jpg

Preppy Island

Michaela G. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.282.jpg

Isle of New Haven

Miles P. of Yarmouth
Yarmouth Elementary – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.056.jpg

Canis Lupus Familiaris

Millie S. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works School – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.032.jpg

Treasure Map

Mira E. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.342.jpg

The Islands of Hattia

Mirabell H. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.260.jpg

Turtle Island

Miyah B. of Old Town
Old Town Elementary School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.210.jpg

Liberty Island

Molly H. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.169.jpg

Cookie Land

Nahlya S. of Indian Township
Indian Township – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.224.jpg

Blueberry Island

Naima D. of Princeton
Princeton – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.214.jpg

Neverland

Natalie N. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.281.jpg

Temperature Island

Nathan B. of Richmond
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.132.jpg

Wandland

Nevaeh L. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.101.jpg

The Island of Sunglasses

Nina W. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.036.jpg

Hydra Island Blox Fruit

Noah J. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.294.jpg

Railroad Island

Noah M. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.160.jpg

King Island

Noah W. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.257.jpg

Oak Island

Nora B. of Old Town
Old Town Elementary School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.200.jpg

Toucan Islands

Nora C. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.110.jpg

Happy-Go-Lucky Island

Norah N. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.275.jpg

Big… Dirty Jim Island

Oliver W. of Damariscotta
Great Salt Bay School – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.301.jpg

WNBA Island

Olivia E. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.266.jpg

Tropical Island

Olivia F. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.142.jpg

Konmor Island

Ollie W. of Freeport
Maine Coast Waldorf School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.327.jpg

Donut Island

Orin B. of Gorham
Great Falls Elementary School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.319.jpg

Carsingus Isle

Otto S. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.274.jpg

Fire Island

Paisynn C. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.339.jpg

Monster Island

Parker S. of Newcastle
Great Salt Bay School – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.234.jpg

Soccer Island

Paxton C. of Eliot
Marshwood Great Works School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.344.jpg

Turtle Islands

Payton J. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.244.jpg

Iris Island

Payton N. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.154.jpg

Fighting Dragon Islands

Pearl B. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.009.jpg

Map of the Harbor Islands

Pepper H. of Freeport
Maine Coast Waldorf School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.312.jpg

Wolf Island

Pheobe W. of Gray
Fiddlehead – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.323.jpg

Nike Island

Phoebe R. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.340.jpg

Kogonshnethe

Piper P. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.007.jpg

Turtle Island

Preston C. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior High School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.173.jpg

Shoe Land

Rahil F. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.041.jpg

Moonlight Island

Raimundo M. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.121.jpg

Corona

Raya F. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.107.jpg

Galaxy Map

Reagan W. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.252.jpg

Aquarici

Rebecca R. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.130.jpg

The Lost Island

Reece C. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.072.jpg

Bunny Island

Riley T. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.337.jpg

Cragrid Island

River S. of Newcastle
Great Salt Bay School – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.242.jpg

Dragon Island

Rohen T. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.341.jpg

The Island of the Forgotten Ones

Ronin N. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.166.jpg

Celestelia

Roseline B. of Yarmouth
Yarmouth Elementary – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.060.jpg

Warrior Island

Roslyn A. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.033.jpg

Cloud Kingdom

Ryan G. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.151.jpg

Sombrero Island

Ryder B. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.288.jpg

Taylor Swift Island

Sadie S. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.269.jpg

Cony Island

Sage G. of Oxford
Oxford Elementary – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.231.jpg

The Triangle Alleyway

Sage L. of Durham
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.015.jpg

Love Island

Sam M. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.068.jpg

Global Warming Territories

Samuel C. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.158.jpg

Untitled

Sarah K. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.290.jpg

Lion Island

Sarah M. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works School – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.329.jpg

Wicked

Scarlett B. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.029.jpg

Fruit Fly Island

Seth B. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.174.jpg

Shadow Island

Shephard B. of Gorham
Great Falls Elementary School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.193.jpg

Four Season Islands

Sloane K. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.094.jpg

Fauna Island

Solomon M. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.103.jpg

Bunny Food Island

Sophia A. of Princeton
Indian Township – th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.228.jpg

Map of Bulgaria

Sophia B. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.273.jpg

Fairyland Island

Sophia D. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.255.jpg

My Cheer Gym

Sophie Y. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.253.jpg

Jelly Fish Isle

Stella E. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.149.jpg

Lobster Maine

Stephen B. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.161.jpg

Delfino Shores

Steven S. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.109.jpg

Panem Island

Sybil H. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.083.jpg

The Brain

Sylvia M. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.134.jpg

Tsunami Island

Tanner S. of Old Town
Old Town Elementary School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.207.jpg

Lemur Islands

Thomas R. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.119.jpg

Thingy Islands

Tobin A. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.108.jpg

Travis Island

Travis G. of Oxford
Oxford Elementary – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.232.jpg

Ragnarok’s Ruin

Trevor M. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.087.jpg

The Wonderful Land of Oz

Truly G. of Windham
Fiddlehead School of Arts and Sciences – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.198.jpg

The Isle of Slaohs

Tucker T. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.278.jpg

The Brothers

Tuckerman P. of Yarmouth
Yarmouth Elementary – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.062.jpg

The States of Thought

Valerie C. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.099.jpg

Endless Isle

Verona G. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.165.jpg

Moonlit Meadow

Victor D. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.153.jpg

Soccer Island

Vincent S. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.335.jpg

Tranquility Islands

Violet R. of Brunswick
Brunswick Junior High School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.259.jpg

Stranger Things Island

Vivian C. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.267.jpg

Isle of Beasts

Vivian D. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.095.jpg

Star Light Harbor

Vivian D. of Yarmouth
Yarmouth Elementary – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.065.jpg

1693 Salem Witches

Vivianna T. of West Paris
Oxford Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.192.jpg

Isle of Friendship

Vivien Q. of Yarmouth
Yarmouth Elementary – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.054.jpg

Island of Secrets

West L. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.144.jpg

Coconut Island

Weston C. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.080.jpg

Attack of the Kraken

Weston C. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.090.jpg

Soccer Islands

Weston H. of Eliot
Marshwood Great Works School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.345.jpg

Idea Island

Wilder S. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.148.jpg

Star Dew Island

William L. of York
York Middle School – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.292.jpg

Sandwich Island

William S. of Gorham
Narragansett Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.116.jpg

Underwear Island

Willis C. of Brunswick
Harriet Beecher Stowe Elem – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.028.jpg

Husky Snow Island

Willow F. of Eliot
Marshwood Great Works School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.343.jpg

Bikini Bottom Map

Willow K. of Gorham
Great Falls Elementary – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.218.jpg

Abandoned Island

Wyatt F. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.129.jpg

Demon Land

Xavious F. of Brunswick
Brunswick Jr. High – 6th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.106.jpg

Loyalton Islands

Zabelle C. of Falmouth
Famouth Elementary – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.181.jpg

Doane Island

Zach L. of South Berwick
Marshwood Great Works School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.248.jpg

Heart Map

Zainab A. of Old Town
Old Town Elementary School – 4th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.201.jpg

Motunui

Zoe D. of Yarmouth
Yarmouth Elementary – 5th Grade.
See larger at https://oshermaps.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/25.057.jpg

Dennison/Hammond Superior Map of the United States, 1989