Stephen J. Hornsby is director of the Canadian-American Center and professor of geography and Canadian Studies at the University of Maine.

"Surveyors of Empire is a must read. And a must have." Cook's Log "Ambitious topic and research that went into the study of coastal exploration. Well-written, insightful, I could go on..." John Lyman Book Award jury member "Packed with often-overlooked information, well written, replete with relevant illustrations." John Lyman Book Award jury member "When good history meets influential mapmaking, as it does in Stephen Hornsby's Surveyors of Empire, the result is a fascinating account of the men, methods, and meaning behind measuring territory and representing it visually. Surveyors of Empire offers a

Stephen J. Hornsby is director of the Canadian-American Center and professor of geography and Canadian Studies at the University of Maine.

"Surveyors of Empire is a must read. And a must have." Cook's Log "Ambitious topic and research that went into the study of coastal exploration. Well-written, insightful, I could go on..." John Lyman Book Award jury member "Packed with often-overlooked information, well written, replete with relevant illustrations." John Lyman Book Award jury member "When good history meets influential mapmaking, as it does in Stephen Hornsby's Surveyors of Empire, the result is a fascinating account of the men, methods, and meaning behind measuring territory and representing it visually. Surveyors of Empire offers a

Stephen J. Hornsby is director of the Canadian-American Center and professor of geography and Canadian Studies at the University of Maine.

"Surveyors of Empire is a must read. And a must have." Cook's Log "Ambitious topic and research that went into the study of coastal exploration. Well-written, insightful, I could go on..." John Lyman Book Award jury member "Packed with often-overlooked information, well written, replete with relevant illustrations." John Lyman Book Award jury member "When good history meets influential mapmaking, as it does in Stephen Hornsby's Surveyors of Empire, the result is a fascinating account of the men, methods, and meaning behind measuring territory and representing it visually. Surveyors of Empire offers a