Explorers 2: Walker to John Smith

Map of early European exploration along the Maine Coast.

This map shows the routes of Walker in 1500, Pring in 1603, Waymouth in 1605, Pring and Hanham in 1606, Raleigh Gilbert in 1607-08 and John Smith in 1614. Recent research indicates that Waymouth is likely to have gone up Penobscot Bay and River to Bangor.

From The Maine Bicentennial Atlas: An Historical Survey, 1976. Courtesy of Maine Historical Society.