The Maryland History and Culture Bibliography
Carter, Edward C., II, Editor in Chief, and Thomas E. Jeffrey, Microfiche Editor. The Guide and Index to the Microfiche Edition of the Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Clifton, NJ: Published for the Maryland Historical Society by James T. White and Co., 1976.
Categories: Architecture, Historic Preservation, and Town Planning, Fine and Decorative Arts, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Science and Technology, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Chastain, Maggie, and Lee L. Smith. Index to Martinet's Map of Howard County, Maryland 1860. First edition. Ellicott City, MD: Howard County Historical Society, 1998.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Nineteenth Century, Baltimore County, Howard County
Edwards, Richard. Statistical Gazetteer of the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia. Baltimore, MD: J.S. Waters, 1856.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Nineteenth Century, Chesapeake Region
Fisher, Richard Swainson. Gazetteer of the State of Maryland. New York: J.H. Colton, 1852.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Nineteenth Century, Chesapeake Region
Gannett, Henry. A Gazetteer of Maryland and Delaware. 1904; reprint, Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1976.
Notes: A reprint of a 1904 publication. The Maryland portion was originally issued as Bulletin No. 231 of the U.S. Geological Survey.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Chesapeake Region
Gordon, Douglas H. "The Chew Auction." Maryland Historical Magazine 77 (December 1982): 358-61.
Notes: Auctions are a frequent method of acquisition for large institutions. Anyone interested in their development should have an understanding of what occurs at an auction.
Categories: Family History and Genealogy, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Politics and Law, Eighteenth Century
Guardian Of Our Maryland Heritage. Easton, MD: Talbot County Free Library, 1968.
Notes: A series of very accessible essays describing the collections of the Talbot County's Maryland Room, along with a discussion of the Room's development. This publication is heavily illustrated and gives one an understanding of the nature of local history collections, either in public or private institutions.
Categories: Biography, Autobiography, and Reminiscences, County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Talbot County, Eastern Shore
Hollowak, Thomas L., comp. "Maryland Maps in the Peabody Collection." Maryland Historical Magazine 87 (Spring 1992): 72-87.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City, Chesapeake Region
An Index to the Maps in the John Work Garrett Library. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University, 1993.
Categories: Education, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Baltimore City
Kenny, Hamill. Placenames of Maryland. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1985.
Notes: Kenny's works supplies the name derivations, along with brief historical backgrounds, for a wide variety of Maryland locations.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Chesapeake Region
McCauley, Lois B. Maryland Historical Prints, 1752 to 1889: A Selection from the Robert G. Merrick Collection Maryland Historical Society and Other Maryland Collections. Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 1975.
Notes: McCauley's is the major reference point for anyone researching Maryland prints. It is well illustrated, with descriptive text. This is as close as one comes to a union catalog for Maryland prints. This work should also be of interest to anyone seeking pre-photographic images of Maryland sites, as well as to map historians.
Categories: County and Local History, Fine and Decorative Arts, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Chesapeake Region
Mannix, Mary. "Preliminary Survey of the Cartographic Records of Howard County, Maryland." The Portolan: Washington Map Society 36 (Summer 1996): 9-20.
Categories: Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Howard County
"Mapping Maryland: The Willard Hackerman Collection." MHS/News (July-September 1998): 4.
Categories: Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Baltimore City
Maryland State Planning Commission. Gazetteer of Maryland. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Press, 1941.
Notes: Perhaps the most thorough of all the geographic dictionaries, if you trying to identify a place in Maryland you will most likely find it in this Gazetteer.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century
Pyatt, Timothy, and Lisa Perry. Maps of Maryland: A Guide to the Map Collection of the Marylandia & Rare Books Department, McKeldin Library, University of Maryland College Park. College Park, MD: Maryland & Rare Books Dept., 1993.
Categories: Education, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century
The State Gazetteer and Merchants and Farmers Directory for Maryland and District of Columbia. Baltimore, MD: Sadler, Drysdale, & Purnell, 1871.
Categories: Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Nineteenth Century
Steiner, Bruce C. "Descriptions of Maryland." Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science 22 (1904).
Categories: General, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works
Worcester County Library. Guide to the William D. Pitts Collection. Snow Hill, MD: Worcester County Library, 1987.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Seventeenth Century, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Worcester County, Eastern Shore
"Worcester County Library, Snow Hill: Opening/Dedication of William D. Pitts Collection , Maryland Land Surveys, 1677-1982, 23 October 1987." Maryland and Delaware Genealogist 28 (1987): 123-124.
Categories: County and Local History, Family History and Genealogy, Geography and Cartography, Historical Organizations, Libraries, Reference Works, Twentieth Century, Worcester County, Eastern Shore
Formwalt, Lee W. "A Conversation Between Two Rivers: A Debate on the Location of the U.S. Capital in Maryland." Maryland Historical Magazine 71 (Fall 1976): 310-21.
Categories: Geography and Cartography, Politics and Law
Greatman, Bonnie M. A Dialect Atlas of Maryland. Ph.D. diss., New York University, 1970.
Preston, Robert M. "The Great Fire of Emmitsburg, Maryland: Does a Catastrophic Event Cause Mobility?" Maryland Historical Magazine 77 (Summer 1982): 172-82.
Categories: Geography and Cartography, Society, Social Change, Folklife, and Popular Culture, Nineteenth Century, Frederick County
Allen, Bob. "U.S. Route 40 in Maryland." Maryland 24 (Winter 1991): 38-43.
Categories: County and Local History, Geography and Cartography, Transportation and Communication, Chesapeake Region
Astarita, Patti, and Jim Tomlin. "The C & D Canal." Heartland of Del-Mar-Va 12 (Sunshine 1990): 152-55.
Categories: Geography and Cartography, Transportation and Communication, Eighteenth Century, Nineteenth Century, Cecil County
Baer, Christopher T. Canals and Railroads of the Mid-Atlantic States. Wilmington: Eleutherian Mills-Hagley Foundation, 1981.
Notes: Excellent maps.