88 THE PHYSICAL FEATURES OF ST. MARY'S COUNTY 



a larger scale and shows more detail than represented by Smith, yet it 

 adds little to the real knowledge of the region, because of its diagram- 

 matic character and extremely distorted proportions. It is just such a 

 map as might be piroduced by a rover or an untrained hunter who had 

 explored the region in a general way. The representation of the Pa- 

 tuxent and Potomac rivers is extremely diagrammatic and conventional 

 while the St. Mary's Eiver, called by Alsop " S. George Eiver," is the 

 only tributary to the Potomac which is represented on the map. The 

 other reentrants along the border of the Potomac are represented by 

 a wavy outline of the shore. Isolated hillocks are used to indicate 

 higher land and scattered trees to represent the presence of forest 

 growth. The location of St. Mary's City is indicated by a group of 

 houses. 



The map which Smith published in 1612 was not excelled by 

 other explorers until 1G70, when Augustin Herrman brought out a map 

 of the region extending from southern New Jersey to southern Virginia. 

 Herrman, it seems, offered to make a map of Lord Baltimore's territory 

 provided Lord Baltimore in return would grant him a manor along Bo- 

 hemia Eiver; this proposition was accepted in 1660 and Herrman soon 

 after began to fulfil his part of the contract. He was engaged in this 

 work for about ten years, and the map which he finally produced indi- 

 cates that he had considerable talent, not only as a surveyor, but also as 

 a draughtsman. This map was published in 1670 and embraced the 

 territory from the southern half of New Jersey to Southern Virginia 

 and westward to the limit of tide-water. The cartographic work of 

 St. Mary's County was the best which had appeared up to that time. 

 The name " St. Mary County " here appears on the map, together with 

 a number of the more important settlements scattered over the area. 

 The coast line bordering the Bay is represented more accurately than in 

 preceding maps and an attempt is made to show the configuration of 

 St. Jerome Creek. The winding courses of both the Patuxent and 

 Potomac rivers are shown in considerable detail and the position of the 

 principal tributaries to both streams is well brought out. Names of 

 settlements indicate the location of villages. 



