The First Mapping of America

The General Survey of British North America

Alex Johnson (Independent Scholar, USA)

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English

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
23 January 2020

History of the Americas; Historical geography; Colonialism & imperialism; American War of Independence; Cartography, map-making & projections

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.

By: Alex Johnson (Independent Scholar USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 517g
ISBN: 9780755603787
ISBN 10: 0755603788
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 23 January 2020
Audience: College/higher education , College/higher education , Primary , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alexander Johnson is an international authority on historical cartography. He has been a Senior Consultant in Cartography to Christie's in London and was formerly head of the map department at one of the world's leading antiquarian book dealers in New York.