December 30, 2022

And a Podcast re Cullum's 1836 Map of Portland

December 30, 2022/ Matthew Edney

At the end of November, I wrote a blog for the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education, about John Cullum’s 1836 map of Portland, Maine. I then recorded a conversation about the map with OML’s executive director, Dr. Libby Bischof, with the wonderful people at USM’s WMPG radio station.

The edited podcast is now available on the same page as the blog: https://oshermaps.org/blog/portland-in-1836-john-cullums-pictorial-map/.

I’ve had some feedback: apparently it’s quite good!

Here’s the map:

Mapping as Process

Mapping as Process is a space for me to explore a new approach to understanding mapping and its history. The exploration will eventually contribute to a book of the same name.

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The books …

Cartography in the European Enlightenment, Volume Four of The History of Cartography, edited by myself and Mary Pedley. Available from the University of Chicago Press, in print and ebook ($500).

Available from the University of Chicago Press in paperback ($30), e-book ($10–30), or cloth ($90).

Some paperback ($38) copies are still available, as well as the ebook, from the University of Chicago Press.