Hornsby to speak about Historical Atlas in Bar Harbor, Mount Desert Islander reports
The Mount Desert Islander reported University of Maine geographer Stephen Hornsby will speak Aug. 25 about the “Historical Atlas of Maine,” as part of the College of the Atlantic’s final Coffee and Conversation event. Sarah Hall, COA’s Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Chair in Earth Systems and Geosciences, also will discuss the book in COA’s Dorr Museum of Natural History. The atlas, which is an extensive collection of maps, facts and photos, culminates a 15-year scholarly project led by UMaine researchers. Hornsby and historian Richard Judd edited the book that contains cartography by Michael Hermann.