New Short Essay on mapping, history, and technologial innovation in early 19c eastern USA

Another little thing by me just appeared, at the head of an incredible new book, with a long essay by Susan Schulten and full-color reproductions, at size(!), of Emma Willard’s early analytic maps. So pleased and honored to have been asked to write the foreword to:

Citation is:

Edney, Matthew H. 2022. “Foreword.” In Emma Willard: Maps of History, ed. Susan Schulten, 9–11. San Francisco: Visionary Press.

This book is one of three prepared by R. J. Andrews through a Kickstarter campaign for R. J.’s series, Information Graphic Visionaries. They have been released together and extras are now available from the publisher, Visionary Press. Go buy them, they’re all incredible and essential for anyone with an interest in the development of data graphics and maps!