The First Mapping of America: The General Survey of British North America

by Alex Johnson

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0755603788
• ISBN13: 9780755603787
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"