A Biography of a Map in Motion Augustine Herrman's Chesapeake |
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| Author:
| Koot, Christian J. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4798-3729-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2017 |
| Publisher: | New York University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $37.50 |
Book Description:
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Reveals the little known history of one of history's most famous maps - and its maker Tucked 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 diplomat named Augustine Herrman, the map pictures ......
Reveals the little known history of one of history's most famous maps - and its maker Tucked 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 diplomat named Augustine Herrman, the map pictures ......