A Biography of a Map in Motion : : Augustine Herrman's Chesapeake / / Christian J. Koot.
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 diplom...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2017] ©2017 |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource :; 19 b/w illustrations and 16 color Illustrations |
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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