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Lloyd Arnold Brown was an American librarian, map curator, and historian of cartography. He worked with major collections including those of the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan and the Peabody Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. His 1949 book The Story of Maps surveys the development and uses of maps across civilizations and remains a frequently cited introductory history of cartography.
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Who was Lloyd Arnold Brown?
Lloyd Arnold Brown was an American librarian, map curator, and historian of cartography who lived from 1907 to 1966. He wrote several important books about the history and care of maps.
What is Lloyd Brown's The Story of Maps about?
The Story of Maps is an illustrated history of mapmaking from early maps through modern cartography. The first edition was published in Boston by Little, Brown in 1949.
Did Lloyd Brown work at the University of Michigan?
Yes. Brown became curator of maps at the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan in 1935.
Did Lloyd Brown work at the Peabody Museum in Salem?
The documented position was librarian of the Peabody Institute in Baltimore, where he served from 1942 to 1956. That institution should not be confused with the Peabody Museum in Salem, Massachusetts.
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