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Britishimperialpowerwasgreatlybolsteredbynewtechniquesinsurveyingandmap-makingduringtheeighteenthcentury.WellbeforeJamesCooksailedforthePacix1ccin1768BritisharmyengineersworkingonthecoastlinefromQuebectoRhodeIslandhadsetnewscientix1ccstandardsforcartographythatwouldassisttheBritishinmappingfutureconquests.SurveyorsofEmpireexploresthegroundbreakingworkoftheseengineerswhichformedthebasisofTheAtlanticNeptuneafour-volumehydrographicatlasthatstandsasamonumentofEuropeanEnlightenmentscience.UsingresearchfrombothsidesoftheAtlanticStephenHornsbyexaminesthedevelopmentofBritishmilitarycartographyinNorthAmericaduringandaftertheSevenYearsWaraswellasadvancementsinmilitaryandscientix1ccequipmentusedinsurveying.AtthesametimehefollowsthelandspeculationoftwoleadingsurveyorsSamuelHollandandJ.F.W.DesBarresandthepublicationhistoryofTheAtlanticNeptune.RichlyillustratedwithimagesfromTheAtlanticNeptuneandearliermapsSurveyorsofEmpireisaninsightfulaccountoftherelationshipbetweenscienceandimperialismandtheBritishshapingoftheAtlanticworld.StephenJ.HornsbyisdirectoroftheCanadian-AmericanCenterandprofessorofgeographyandCanadianStudiesattheUniversityofMaine.In1905MinaBensonHubbardbecamethex1crstwhitewomantocrossLabradorcompletingtheexpeditionthathadledtoherhusbandx19sdeath.TheWomanWhoMappedLabradormakesavailableforthex1crsttimetheunguardedandpersonaldiarythatwasthebasisforherfamousbookAWomanx19sWayThroughUnknownLabrador.Threespecialistshavecombinedtheirexpertisetoenhancetherichnessofthisoriginalsource.RobertaBuchananx19sannotationofHubbardx19sexpeditiondiarymakesitaccessibletocontemporaryreaders.AnneHartx19sbiographyilluminatesanEdwardianwomanx19stransformationfromteachernurseanddevotedwifetocourageousexplorerandsocialactivist.BryanGreenex19sdiscussionofHubbardx19snavigationalcartographicandtopographicaltechniquesshowshertohavebeenaseriousexplorer.Hisnineteennewlydrawnmapsmakeitpossibletofollowherjourneyindetail.InherdiaryHubbardx19sfullenthusiasmfortheLabradorwildernessshinesthroughherdescriptionsofthegreatcariboumigrationtheMontagnaisNaskapiIndiansInnuandlifeataHudsonx19sBaypost.Shealsorevealsinfrankdetailthedifx1ccultiesofassertingherauthorityasafemaleexpeditionleaderandhersatisfactionatbeatingouthermalerivalDillonWallace.x1cTheauthorsseamlesslyweavetogetherequallycompellingelementssothatthebookbecomesgreaterthanthesumofitspartsandamodelforinterdisciplinarycooperation.x1dCarolynPodruchnyhistoryYorkUniversityRobertaBuchananisprofessoremeritusinEnglishatMemorialUniversity.AnneHartistheformerheadoftheMemorialUniversityLibraryx19sCentreforNewfoundlandStudies.BryanGreeneisformerheadoftheGeologicalSurveyofNewfoundlandandLabrador.15MQUPSPRING2012SPECIFICATIONSCarletonLibrarySeriesFebruary2012978-0-7735-3848-139.95TCDN39.95TUS25.99paper8x10288pp78colourmapsandillustrationsSPECIFICATIONSMay2012978-0-7735-4029-329.95TCDN29.95T21.99paper6x9544pp19maps57photographsBIOGRAPHYEXPLORATIONSTUDIESnewinpaperTheWomanWhoMappedLabradorTheLifeandExpeditionDiaryofMinaHubbardeditedbyrobertabuchananannehartandbryangreeneThedenitiveHubbardcombiningherpreviouslyunpublisheddiaryandafullbiography.HISTORYOFSCIENCETECHNOLOGYCARTOGRAPHYnewinpaperSurveyorsofEmpireSamuelHollandJ.F.W.DesBarresandtheMakingofTheAtlanticNeptunestephenj.hornsbyAgroundbreakingworkontheBritishmappingoftheAtlanticworld.