The First Mapping of America The General Survey of British North America 1st Edition by Alexander Johnson ISBN 1786733218 9781786733214

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ISBN 10: 1786733218

ISBN 13: 9781786733214

Author:  Alexander Johnson 

The First Mapping of America: The General Survey of British North America 1st Edition: Britain’s victory in the Seven Years War, just prior to the American Revolution, dramatically enlarged her North American empire. Eager to learn more of its economic and military potential, the British government commissioned an ambitious survey to provide an accurate map of the entire North American empire. Known as the General Survey of British North America, it ranks as one of the most impressive technical achievements of the period. The First Mapping of America tells the story of the Survey, of the spectacular maps and the extraordinary men who created them, and the battles they fought with Crown administrators, governors and wealthy speculators seeking to use the Survey for their own ends. Many maps have not appeared in print before. A vivid and compelling account and a work of outstanding scholarship.

 

The First Mapping of America: The General Survey of British North America 1st Edition Table of contents:

Part I: On the Tide of the Enlightenment

• 1. Introduction

Part II: The Antecedents and Genesis of the General Survey

• 2. The Civilian and Military Antecedents of the General Survey
• 3. The Genesis of the General Survey
• 4. The Pre-existing Information Influencing the General Survey

Part III: Mapping ‘Infant Colonies’: The Commencement of the General Survey

• 5. The Northern District
• 6. The Southern District

Part IV: ‘Closing the Net’: The General Survey During the Administration of the Earl of Hillsborough

• 7. The Northern District
• 8. The Southern District

Part V: ‘A New Spring to Our Future Endeavours’: The General Survey under the Administration of Lord Dartmouth

• 9. The Northern District
• 10. The Southern District

Part VI: The General Survey and the Militarisation of Civilian Cartography

• 11. A Call to Arms

Part VII: Conclusion and Legacy

• 12. Conclusion

 

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