Author: Henry ScaddingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Simcoe, Lake (Ont.)
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Surveyor-General Holland
Author: Henry ScaddingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Simcoe, Lake (Ont.)
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Surveyor-General Holland
Author: Henry ScaddingPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Simcoe, Lake (Ont.)
Languages : en
Pages : 8
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Surveyors of Empire
Author: Stephen John HornsbyPublisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773538151
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
British imperial power was greatly bolstered by new techniques in surveying and map-making during the eighteenth century. Well before James Cook sailed for the Pacific in 1768, British army engineers working on the coastline from Quebec to Rhode Island had set new scientific standards for cartography that would assist the British in mapping future conquests. Surveyors of Empire explores the groundbreaking work of these engineers, which formed the basis of The Atlantic Neptune, a four-volume hydrographic atlas that stands as a monument of European Enlightenment science. Using research from both sides of the Atlantic, Stephen Hornsby examines the development of British military cartography in North America during and after the Seven Years War, as well as advancements in military and scientific equipment used in surveying. At the same time, he follows the land speculation of two leading surveyors, Samuel Holland and J.F.W. Des Barres, and the publication history of The Atlantic Neptune. Richly illustrated with images from The Atlantic Neptune and earlier maps, Surveyors of Empire is an insightful account of the relationship between science and imperialism, and the British shaping of the Atlantic world.
Report of the Bureau of Archives for the Province of Ontario
Author: Ontario. Bureau of ArchivesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archives of Ontario
Languages : en
Pages : 702
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Sessional Papers
Author: Ontario. Legislative AssemblyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ontario
Languages : en
Pages : 1256
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Report
Author: Ontario. Department of Public Records and ArchivesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archives
Languages : en
Pages : 704
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Sessional Papers
Author: OntarioMémoires Et Comptes Rendus de la Société Royale Du Canada
Author: Royal Society of CanadaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Humanities
Languages : en
Pages : 1134
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The First Mapping of America
Author: Alex JohnsonPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1786723212
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
The First Mapping of America tells the story of the General Survey. At the heart of the story lie the remarkable maps and the men who made them - the commanding and highly professional Samuel Holland, Surveyor-General in the North, and the brilliant but mercurial William Gerard De Brahm, Surveyor-General in the South. Battling both physical and political obstacles, Holland and De Brahm sought to establish their place in the firmament of the British hierarchy. Yet the reality in which they had to operate was largely controlled from afar, by Crown administrators in London and the colonies and by wealthy speculators, whose approval or opposition could make or break the best laid plans as they sought to use the Survey for their own ends.
History of the Settlement of Upper Canada (Ontario)
Author: William CanniffPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Kingston (Ont.)
Languages : en
Pages : 714
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