Curated and text written by Prof. Matthew H. Edney, Osher Map Library Faculty Scholar, with much help from Prof. Nathan D. Hamilton. Valuable assistance was provided by William H. Browder, Jr., Sandy Dowling, Dr. Harold L. Osher, and especially Yolanda Theunissen. The professional assistance of Christi A. Mitchell and the staff of USM’s departments of Media and Community Relations and of Publications and Marketing, the linguistic assistance of Prof. Yves Dalvet, and the technical assistance of Stuart Hunter and Jay York, are gratefully acknowledged.

Support for this exhibition has been provided by a generous gift from UNUM Inc.