Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Prologue: A Dinner Party for Captain Cook
- 1 Foundations: The Acquisition of Knowledge and Values
- 2 The Map-maker: Developing ‘the Soldier’s Eye’
- 3 The Military Engineer: Raids, Resources and Fortifications
- 4 The Antiquary in the Field: Empathy with the Army of Rome
- 5 The Practical and Sociable Scientist: Hypsometry and the Royal Society
- 6 The Geodesist: Large Triangles and Minuscule Adjustments
- 7 Aftermath and Legacy: The Birth of the Ordnance Survey
- Appendix 1 Chronology
- Appendix 2 General Roy’s Instructions on Reconnoitring
- Appendix 3 Glossary
- List of Abbreviations
- Bibliographical References
- Index
List of Figures
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 03 June 2023
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Prologue: A Dinner Party for Captain Cook
- 1 Foundations: The Acquisition of Knowledge and Values
- 2 The Map-maker: Developing ‘the Soldier’s Eye’
- 3 The Military Engineer: Raids, Resources and Fortifications
- 4 The Antiquary in the Field: Empathy with the Army of Rome
- 5 The Practical and Sociable Scientist: Hypsometry and the Royal Society
- 6 The Geodesist: Large Triangles and Minuscule Adjustments
- 7 Aftermath and Legacy: The Birth of the Ordnance Survey
- Appendix 1 Chronology
- Appendix 2 General Roy’s Instructions on Reconnoitring
- Appendix 3 Glossary
- List of Abbreviations
- Bibliographical References
- Index
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- General William Roy, 1726-1790Father of the Ordnance Survey, pp. vii - viiiPublisher: Edinburgh University PressPrint publication year: 2022