EPISODE · Jul 31, 2023 · 30 MIN
Mapping George Washington's America
from Secrets of Washington's Archives · host The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
In the early American Republic, nationhood represented more than just an ideal. It also required a novel approach to visualizing the space and geography of the new country. Washington wanted to literally put the United States of America on the map. And where better to do it than in one of the most popular atlases of the era? In this episode Dr. Alexandra Montgomery shares the story of how George Washington helped create the first American Atlas and the significance of creating new American maps in the wake of independence.
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