Commercial mapping in the thirty years prior to the Civil War does not require extensive discussion here. This is partially because many of developments in New York have already been covered in considerable depth by W.W. Ristow in his book…
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Very little has been written about the mapping of the War of 1812, and no comprehensive cartobibliography of the conflict exists. This very incomplete bibliography is intended to fill that gap, at least partially. Please send additional links or references…
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While it has always been difficult to disentangle the mapping of New York State from developments on the national and international levels, that has especially been true since the conclusion of the First World War. Even more than in the…
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As remarked in the previous chapter, there was a turning point in the cartography of New York around 1750. From this time on, the British paid much closer attention to the administration of their North American colonies, and particularly to…
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The Dutch were slow to settle New Netherland. The Dutch West India Company (WIC), which sponsored the colony, was chartered by the States General in 1621, and granted a trade monopoly. The company was primarily interested in fur trading, and settlement…
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