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 Yolan...
The entire process of the European exploring, settling, and naming of the New England coast and coastal regions was played out repeatedly, although with significant variations, when the English pushed into the interior of northern New England (32-33)...
Colonial settlement after 1600 progressively replaced the supposedly indigenous district of Norumbega with the European imposition of new regions: New France, New England, and the New Netherlands. First along the coast, and then along the major river...
European charts of the North American coasts were initially produced in very small numbers. They were drawn by hand, one at a time. This reflected the small market for such charts. Not only were there few ships sailing the Atlantic, but charts usuall...
The French Crown paid little attention to the St. Lawrence and northeast North America after the failure of Jacques Cartier's settlement at Kébec/Québec (1535-41). The fishermen and fur trappers continued on their annual migrations to the St. Lawre...
There was much debate in Europe during the sixteenth century as geographers tried to incorporate the Americas within their existing world-view. Were they the islands off eastern Asia as Christopher Columbus had presumed (1) ? Or did they constitute a...
Section 11. Acknowledgments [expand title="VIEW OTHER SECTIONS"] North of Nowhere, West of the Moon: Myth, Fiction, and Fantasy in Maps 1. Introduction 2. Mapping Literature and Authors 3. Fairy Tales, Theme Parks, and Imagined Worlds 4. Middl...
[expand title="EXHIBIT NAVIGATION"] Where Will We Go From Here? Travel in the Age of COVID-19 1. Mapping Disease and Public Health 2. Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Family Milestones 3. Weddings 4. Work-related Travel 5. Lost Study Abroad Expe...
[expand title="EXHIBIT NAVIGATION"] Where Will We Go From Here? Travel in the Age of COVID-19 1. Mapping Disease and Public Health 2. Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Family Milestones 3. Weddings 4. Work-related Travel 5. Lost Study Abroad Expe...
[expand title="EXHIBIT NAVIGATION"] Where Will We Go From Here? Travel in the Age of COVID-19 1. Mapping Disease and Public Health 2. Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Family Milestones 3. Weddings 4. Work-related Travel 5. Lost Study Abroad Expe...
