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Book Synopsis The First Mapping of America by : Alex Johnson
Download or read book The First Mapping of America written by Alex Johnson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-08-23 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 to operate was largely controlled from afar, by Crown administrators in London and the colonies and by wealthy speculators, whose approval or opposition could make or break the best laid plans as they sought to use the Survey for their own ends.
Book Synopsis Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society by :
Download or read book Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Commerce of Cartography by : Mary Sponberg Pedley
Download or read book The Commerce of Cartography written by Mary Sponberg Pedley and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2022-06-30 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though the political and intellectual history of mapmaking in the eighteenth century is well established, the details of its commercial revolution have until now been widely scattered. In The Commerce of Cartography, Mary Pedley presents a vivid picture of the costs and profits of the mapmaking industry in England and France, and reveals how the economics of map trade affected the content and appearance of the maps themselves. Conceptualizing the relationship between economics and cartography, Pedley traces the process of mapmaking from compilation, production, and marketing to consumption, reception, and criticism. In detailing the rise of commercial cartography, Pedley explores qualitative issues of mapmaking as well. Why, for instance, did eighteenth-century ideals of aesthetics override the modern values of accuracy and detail? And what, to an eighteenth-century mind and eye, qualified as a good map? A thorough and engaging study of the business of cartography during the Enlightenment, The Commerce of Cartography charts a new cartographic landscape and will prove invaluable to scholars of economic history, historical geography, and the history of publishing.
Book Synopsis Broadsides, Ballads, &c. Printed in Massachusetts 1639-1800 by : Worthington Chauncey Ford
Download or read book Broadsides, Ballads, &c. Printed in Massachusetts 1639-1800 written by Worthington Chauncey Ford and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Map Thief written by Michael Blanding and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2015-06-02 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of an infamous crime, a revered map dealer with an unsavory secret, and the ruthless subculture that consumed him Maps have long exerted a special fascination on viewers—both as beautiful works of art and as practical tools to navigate the world. But to those who collect them, the map trade can be a cutthroat business, inhabited by quirky and sometimes disreputable characters in search of a finite number of extremely rare objects. Once considered a respectable antiquarian map dealer, E. Forbes Smiley spent years doubling as a map thief —until he was finally arrested slipping maps out of books in the Yale University library. The Map Thief delves into the untold history of this fascinating high-stakes criminal and the inside story of the industry that consumed him. Acclaimed reporter Michael Blanding has interviewed all the key players in this stranger-than-fiction story, and shares the fascinating histories of maps that charted the New World, and how they went from being practical instruments to quirky heirlooms to highly coveted objects. Though pieces of the map theft story have been written before, Blanding is the first reporter to explore the story in full—and had the rare privilege of having access to Smiley himself after he’d gone silent in the wake of his crimes. Moreover, although Smiley swears he has admitted to all of the maps he stole, libraries claim he stole hundreds more—and offer intriguing clues to prove it. Now, through a series of exclusive interviews with Smiley and other key individuals, Blanding teases out an astonishing tale of destruction and redemption. The Map Thief interweaves Smiley’s escapades with the stories of the explorers and mapmakers he knew better than anyone. Tracking a series of thefts as brazen as the art heists in Provenance and a subculture as obsessive as the oenophiles in The Billionaire’s Vinegar, Blanding has pieced together an unforgettable story of high-stakes crime.
Book Synopsis Early American Scientific and Technical Literature by : Margaret Batschelet
Download or read book Early American Scientific and Technical Literature written by Margaret Batschelet and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "...useful to researchers in the history of science and in early American history." --ARBA
Book Synopsis American Geographers, 1784-1812 by : Ben A. Smith
Download or read book American Geographers, 1784-1812 written by Ben A. Smith and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-07-30 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first major work to identify the original generation of American geographers—teachers, writers, surveyors, cartographers, engravers, and others—who made significant contributions to the field of geography during the early years of the republic. As such, it represents a powerful research tool for scholars interested in learning about this group and the products of their labors. A comprehensive and inclusive reference work, this book depicts the individuals who engaged in the establishment and description of the United States. It includes information on people who were involved in activities that led to a remarkable body of information, maps, and literature of a geographic nature about the country.
Book Synopsis The Papers of Alexander Hamilton by : Alexander Hamilton
Download or read book The Papers of Alexander Hamilton written by Alexander Hamilton and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1961 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do smokers claim that the first cigarette of the day is the best? What is the biological basis behind some heavy drinkers' belief that the "hair-of-the-dog" method alleviates the effects of a hangover? Why does marijuana seem to affect ones problem-solving capacity? Intoxicating Minds is, in the author's words, "a grand excavation of drug myth." Neither extolling nor condemning drug use, it is a story of scientific and artistic achievement, war and greed, empires and religions, and lessons for the future. Ciaran Regan looks at each class of drugs, describing the historical evolution of their use, explaining how they work within the brain's neurophysiology, and outlining the basic pharmacology of those substances. From a consideration of the effect of stimulants, such as caffeine and nicotine, and the reasons and consequences of their sudden popularity in the seventeenth century, the book moves to a discussion of more modern stimulants, such as cocaine and ecstasy. In addition, Regan explains how we process memory, the nature of thought disorders, and therapies for treating depression and schizophrenia. Regan then considers psychedelic drugs and their perceived mystical properties and traces the history of placebos to ancient civilizations. Finally, Intoxicating Minds considers the physical consequences of our co-evolution with drugs -- how they have altered our very being -- and offers a glimpse of the brave new world of drug therapies.
Book Synopsis Bulletin of the Public Library of the City of Boston ... by : Boston Public Library
Download or read book Bulletin of the Public Library of the City of Boston ... written by Boston Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 940 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Old Maps of America, 1575-1825 by : Henry Stevens Son & Stiles
Download or read book Old Maps of America, 1575-1825 written by Henry Stevens Son & Stiles and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Historic Cultural Land Use Study of Lower Cape Cod by : Richard D. Holmes
Download or read book Historic Cultural Land Use Study of Lower Cape Cod written by Richard D. Holmes and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: America and West Indies by : Great Britain. Public Record Office
Download or read book Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: America and West Indies written by Great Britain. Public Record Office and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis American Bibliography: 1793-1794 by : Charles Evans
Download or read book American Bibliography: 1793-1794 written by Charles Evans and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Catalogue of Maps & Atlases Relating to All Parts of the World by : Henry Stevens, Son & Stiles
Download or read book A Catalogue of Maps & Atlases Relating to All Parts of the World written by Henry Stevens, Son & Stiles and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Report of the Regents of the University on the Boundaries of the State of New York by : Anonymous
Download or read book Report of the Regents of the University on the Boundaries of the State of New York written by Anonymous and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-12-30 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
Book Synopsis American Maps and Mapmakers by : Walter William Ristow
Download or read book American Maps and Mapmakers written by Walter William Ristow and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Maps of the State of Maine by : Edgar Crosby Smith
Download or read book Maps of the State of Maine written by Edgar Crosby Smith and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
