Dictionary of Land Surveyors and Local Map-makers of Great Britain and Ireland 1530-1850

Résumé du livre

This work, in two volumes, provides details of all persons who measured and made large-scale local maps in Great Britain or Ireland between 1530 and 1850. The first volume discusses the history of the surveying profession based on an analysis of the mapmakers in the dictionary, together with lists of sources and comprehensive indexes. The second volume contains the biographical entries for each surveyor.