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

by Christian J Koot

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 the Mid-Atlantic in breathtaking detail, capturing its waterways, coastlines, and communities...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479837296
• ISBN13: 9781479837298
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.0"