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"As the United States grew into an empire in the late nineteenth century, notions like 'sea power' derived not only from fleets, bases, and decisive battles, but also from a scientific effort to understand and master the ocean environment. Beginning in the early nineteenth century and concluding in the first years of the twentieth, Jason W. Smith tells the story of the rise of the U.S. Navy and the emergence of American ocean empire through its struggle to control nature. In vividly told sketches of exploration, naval officers, war, and, most significantly, the ocean environment, Smith draws together insights from environmental, maritime, military, and naval history, and the history of science and cartography, placing the U.S. Navy's scientific efforts within a broader cultural context"--

Imperialism and science. --- Cartography. --- Nautical charts --- Charts, Nautical --- Hydrographic charts --- Inland navigation --- Navigation --- Navigation charts --- Navigation maps --- Pilot charts --- Aids to navigation --- Maps --- Nautical paraphernalia --- Notices to mariners --- Cartography, Primitive --- Chartography --- Map-making --- Mapmaking --- Mapping (Cartography) --- Mathematical geography --- Surveying --- Map projection --- Science and imperialism --- Science --- History. --- United States. --- U.S. Navy --- United States --- History, Naval.

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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)