Augustine Herman's Remarkable Map of the Seventeenth Century Chesapeake

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Thursday February 1

7:00 PM  –  8:30 PM

Date: Thursday, February 1, 2024 

Location: Annapolis Maritime Museum, 723 Second Street Annapolis, MD 21403
Time: 7pm - 8:30 pm

•    As one of the most extraordinary maps of colonial English America, it pictures the Mid-Atlantic in breathtaking detail, capturing its waterways, coastlines, and communities.


•    Trace the map’s Atlantic journey and hear what it reveals about colonial Maryland.

Presenter: Professor & Author Dr. Christian J. Koot

Registration Required.

  • Upon registration, you will receive two emails: one confirmation email with your receipt and one e-ticket email.

Cost:  $10 admission fee. FREE for AMM Members First Mate and above ($150). Please contact Lizzie Spokely about your membership code to access the free lecture. 

 About the Presenter: 

Dr. Christian J. Koot is a professor of history and the department chairperson at Towson University. Dr. Koot is an author of two books including, "A Biography of a Map in Motion: Augustine Herman's Chesapeake (New York Unversity Press, 2018). He is the co-founder and co-leader of the Unearthing Towson Unversity History Project and a member of the university's studying slavery team dedicated to uncovering, understanding, and explaining the history and experience of diversity at Towson University.