tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1206982072987423771.post5258471054585269258..comments2024-01-28T13:32:47.733-05:00Comments on Port Tobacco Archaeological Project: Martenet Map of Charles County, 1865April M. Beisawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07019923628257305222noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1206982072987423771.post-50200432695576810392009-11-19T15:27:41.365-05:002009-11-19T15:27:41.365-05:00Just a slight clarification:the Martenet firm was ...Just a slight clarification:the Martenet firm was (and is) a surveying firm, not a publishing house. The reason for the difference in detail between the Charles County map and some of the other county maps produced by the firm is that the Charles County map was a part of the bound book-form atlas of the state, where each page was much smaller than the wall-sized individual county maps. More information on our 19th century mapping activities in the link below. Thanks for your interest.<br /><br />Joel Leininger, Principal, S.J. Martenet & Co.<br />www.martenet.com/PublishedMaps.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com