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Ordnance Survey
Ordnance Survey. One of the beneficial results of the '45 rebellion. The difficulties of both the campaign and the measures after Culloden persuaded Lieutenant-General Watson, deputy quartermaster-general, that better maps of the Highlands were needed. Much of the work, later extended to the Lowlands, was done by William Roy. In 1765 Roy was appointed to survey coastal areas of Britain and to report to the master-general of the ordnance. At the same time the newly formed Royal Society of Arts offered rewards for county maps. After Roy's death in 1790, the duke of Richmond, master-general of the ordnance, appointed a small team in 1791, the effective work falling upon William Mudge. Working from the headquarters of the Ordnance in the Tower, they issued in 1801 the first of a series of one-inch maps, the county of Kent. A survey of Ireland was started in 1825.
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JOHN CANNON. "Ordnance Survey." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Ordnance Survey." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-OrdnanceSurvey.html JOHN CANNON. "Ordnance Survey." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-OrdnanceSurvey.html |
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Ordnance Survey
Ordnance Survey One of the beneficial results of the '45 rebellion. the difficulties of the Culloden campaign persuaded Lieutenant‐General Watson, deputy quartermaster‐general, that better maps of the Highlands were needed. Much of the work, later extended to the Lowlands, was done by William Roy. In 1765 Roy was appointed to survey coastal areas of Britain and to report to the master‐general of the ordnance. At the same time the newly formed Royal Society of Arts offered rewards for county maps. After Roy's death in 1790, the duke of Richmond, master‐general of the ordnance, appointed a small team in 1791. they issued in 1801 the first of a series of one‐inch maps, the county of Kent. A survey of Ireland was started in 1825.
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JOHN CANNON. "Ordnance Survey." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Ordnance Survey." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-OrdnanceSurvey.html JOHN CANNON. "Ordnance Survey." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-OrdnanceSurvey.html |
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Ordnance Survey
Ordnance Survey a national mapping agency of the United Kingdom, established in 1791, and managed by the military for close to 100 years. Widely regarded as the best in the field of cartography, it produces, maintains, and markets a wide range of maps, computer data, and other geographical information for business, leisure, educational, and administrative use.
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"Ordnance Survey." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Ordnance Survey." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-OrdnanceSurvey.html "Ordnance Survey." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-OrdnanceSurvey.html |
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