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The First Mapping of America

Hardcover • 2017 • English

The First Mapping of America

By Alex Johnson

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About the book

The First Mapping of America tells the story of the General Survey. At the heart of the story lie the remarkable maps and the men who made them - the commanding and highly professional Samuel Holland, Surveyor-General in the North, and the brilliant but mercurial William Gerard De Brahm, Surveyor-General in the South. Battling both physical and political obstacles, Holland and De Brahm sought to establish their place in the firmament of the British hierarchy. Yet the reality in which they had ...Show more

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9781780764429

Publisher

I.B.Tauris

Published year

2017

Language

English

Original title

The First Mapping of America

Format

Hardcover

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