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Maryland presents cartographers with a formidable test of their skills: unusual natural boundaries, border disputes, and in 1790 the gift of 67 square miles for the creation of the District of Columbia have given the state a distinctively irregular configuration. Since the early 17th century, generations of mapmakers have met this challenge with artistic imagination and a variety of cartographical techniques. In this volume, Edward C. Papenfuse and Joseph M. Coale III bring together in one volume the results of these efforts, from Captain John Smith's 1608 detailed sketch of the region to the map resulting from the Supreme Court's determination of the state's western border in 1908. Utilizing the latest digital imaging and printing technology, the Atlas contains full-colour reproductions of more than 250 of the most significant historical maps from state and federal archives. The collection - a thoroughly updated and greatly expanded version of the authors' book, ""The Hammond-Harwood House Atlas of Historical Maps of Maryland"" (1982) - provides an in-depth history of mapmaking in Maryland and charts the state's early settlement patterns.

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<p> This is not your run-of-the-mill coffee-table book... This is an atlas by historians for historians, and the emphasis is upon the maps in their historical context. We learn not only who made the maps, but who owned and used them, how they were used, and what the economics and politics of their compilation and production were... It is a fine atlas, one that should be well known to every student of Maryland history. -- John H. Long, William and Mary Quarterly, reviewing a previous edition or volume

The book is an aesthetic delight... a feast for the eyes... The authors and publishers are to be congratulated for producing such a fine book. The scholar will find something useful and the general reader something delightful. -- John Rennie Short Maryland Historical Magazine The atlas is indeed one of the most comprehensive and well-compiled editions this reviewer has seen of Maryland mapping... The visuals rank among the best reproductions of the subject presently in print. -- William A. Stanley The Portolan The Maryland State Archives Atlas of Historical Maps of Maryland 1608-1908 is a joy to behold. In fact, it's the sort of book that will appeal to anyone even remotely interested in state history. -- John Lewis Baltimore Magazine Well designed, authoritative... and is reasonably priced. -- Marilyn Domas White American Reference Books Annual 2006

The book is an aesthetic delight... a feast for the eyes... The authors and publishers are to be congratulated for producing such a fine book. The scholar will find something useful and the general reader something delightful. -- John Rennie Short Maryland Historical Magazine The atlas is indeed one of the most comprehensive and well-compiled editions this reviewer has seen of Maryland mapping... The visuals rank among the best reproductions of the subject presently in print. -- William A. Stanley The Portolan The Maryland State Archives Atlas of Historical Maps of Maryland 1608-1908 is a joy to behold. In fact, it's the sort of book that will appeal to anyone even remotely interested in state history. -- John Lewis Baltimore Magazine Well designed, authoritative... and is reasonably priced. -- Marilyn Domas White American Reference Books Annual

<p>Well designed, authoritative... and is reasonably priced.--Marilyn Domas White American Reference Books Annual (01/01/0001)

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Edward C. Papenfuse is the State Archivist and Commissioner of Land Patents at the Maryland State Archives. He is the author or co-author of several books on Maryland history, including Maryland: A New Guide to the Old Line State (with Earl Arnett and Robert J. Brugger), also available from Johns Hopkins. Joseph M. Coale III is a Maryland historian and the author of Middling Planters of Ruxton, 1694-1850.

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