Surveyors of empire : Samuel Holland, J.W.F. Des Barres, and the making of the Atlantic Neptune /

Hornsby, Stephen J. 1956-

Surveyors of empire : Samuel Holland, J.W.F. Des Barres, and the making of the Atlantic Neptune / Stephen J. Hornsby ; with cartography by Hope Stege. - Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)2011. - 1 online resource (xvii, 269 pages) : illustrations (some color), color maps, color portraits. - Carleton library series ; 221 .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Surveyors at War -- Surveys -- Surveying -- Plans and Descriptions -- Surveyors as Proprietors -- The Atlantic Neptune -- Epilogue: Beyond the surveys -- Appendixes.



9780773587342


Nautical charts--Atlantic Coast (North America)
Cartographers--Great Britain.


Electronic Books.

G1108 / .S878 2011