A Biography of a Map in Motion Augustine Herrman's Chesapeake /

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Reveals the little known history of one of history's most famous maps - and its makerTucked away in a near-forgotten collection, Virginia and Maryland as it is Planted and Inhabited is one of the most extraordinary maps of colonial British America. Created by a colonial merchant, planter, and d...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Koot, Christian J. (Author)
Corporate Author: Project Muse
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2018]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Herrman, Augustine, > 1621 or 1622-1686.
Herrman, Augustine, > 1621 or 1622-1686. > Virginia and Maryland as it is planted and inhabited this present year 1670.
1600-1775
Cartography > Maryland > History.
Cartographers > Maryland > Biography.
Cartographie > Maryland > Histoire.
Cartographes > Maryland > Biographies.
REFERENCE > Atlases & Gazetteers.
TRAVEL > Maps & Road Atlases.
Cartographers.
Cartography.
Virginia > Maps > Early works to 1800.
Maryland > Maps > Early works to 1800.
Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.) > Maps > Early works to 1800.
Maryland > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Maryland > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
Maryland.
United States > Chesapeake Bay Region.
Virginia.
Biographies.
Early works.
History.
Maps.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Figures
  • A Note on the Text
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Merchant
  • 2. The Mapmaker
  • 3. The Planter
  • 4. The Patron and the Engraver
  • 5. The Consumers
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index
  • About the Author

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