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Roger McCoy recounts the 400-year effort to map North America's coasts. Much of the book is based on the narratives of mariners who sought a passage through the continent to Asia and produced maps as a by-product of their journeys. These explorers had to rely on rudimentary mapping tools and to contend with unimaginably harsh conditions. Telling the story from the explorers' perspective, the book shows how maps of their voyages were made and why they were so full of errors, as well as how they gradually acquired greater accuracy, especially after the longitude problem was solved.

Cartography --- Atlantic Coast (North America) --- Pacific Coast (North America) --- Maps --- Cartography, Primitive --- Chartography --- Map-making --- Mapmaking --- Mapping (Cartography) --- West Coast (North America) --- Western Coast (North America) --- East Coast (North America) --- Eastern Coast (North America) --- Mathematical geography --- Surveying --- Map projection

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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.

Nautical charts --- Cartographers --- Mapmakers --- Earth scientists --- Charts, Nautical --- Hydrographic charts --- Inland navigation --- Navigation --- Navigation charts --- Navigation maps --- Pilot charts --- Aids to navigation --- Maps --- Nautical paraphernalia --- Notices to mariners --- Holland, Samuel, --- Des Barres, Joseph F. W. --- Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet, --- Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet des, --- Des Barres, J. F. W. --- Des Barres, --- Holland, Samuel Johannes, --- Atlantic Neptune. --- Atlantic Coast (North America) --- East Coast (North America) --- Eastern Coast (North America)