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Michael Hermann
Chief Cartographer, Historical Atlas of Maine
Contact Information
University of Maine
Canadian-American Center
154 College Ave.
Orono, ME 04473
Phone:
207-581-4220
Fax: 207-581-4223
Email: mike.hermann@umit.maine.edu
Education
B.S., Geography, Pennsylvania State University (1995)
Professional Service
Senior cartographer for The Historical Atlas of Maine, The University of Maine Canadian-American Center , July 2000-present.
Founder, Principal Designer and Owner; Purple Lizard Publishing, 1996–present.
Staff Geographer, GIS Cartographer, Pennsylvania State University , Jan–May 2000.
Research Areas
Cartographic design, map publishing, integration of GIS data to desktop publishing environment.
Current Research: Design and production of forthcoming Historical Atlas of Maine.
Recent Publications
They Would Not Take Me There: People, Places and Stories from Champlain’s Travels in
Canada 1603–1616; An award-winning bilingual historical narrative map based on
Champlain’s interactions with his Native guides. 39 x 59 inches, 2008.
Maine’s Ice Age Trail: Down East Map and Guide. An award-winning ecotourism map
illustrating the glacial and cultural history of Down East Maine. 27 x 36 inches, 2006.
Campus Parking Map ; August 2005 to present. Print map, downloadable maps, multiple maps versions for departmental use. See http://www.umaine.edu/canam/cartography/campusmaps.htm
Awards and Honors
2009: Design award, Third Place, thematic category, 36th American Congress on
Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) Ca-GIS Map Design Competition, for “They Would
Not Take Me There: People, Places, and Stories from Champlain’s Travels in Canada,
1603-1616” published by the University of Maine Canadian-American Center (2008).
Co-designed with Margaret Wickens Pearce.
2008: Design award, recreation category, 35th American Congress on Surveying and
Mapping (ACSM) Ca-GIS Map Design Competition, for “Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail,”
published by the Maine Woods Forever (2007). Designer and principal cartographer.
2007: Design award, Best in Class: recreation category, 34th American Congress on
Surveying and Mapping (ACSM) Ca-GIS Map Design Competition, for “Maine’s Ice
Age Trail,” published by the University of Maine Climate Change Institute (2006).
Designer and principal cartographer.
2007: Outstanding Professional Employee Award, The University of Maine.
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