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HISTORYOFSCIENCETECHNOLOGYCARTOGRAPHYCANADIANHISTORYSPECIFICATIONSSPECIFICATIONSBritishimperialpowerwasgreatlybolsteredbynewtechniquesinsurveyingandmap-makingduringtheeighteenthcentury.WellbeforeJamesCooksailedforthePacicinBritisharmyengineersworkingonthecoastlinefromQuebectoRhodeIslandhadsetnewscienticstandardsforcartographythatwouldassisttheBritishinmappingfutureconquests.exploresthegroundbreakingworkoftheseengineerswhichformedthebasisofafour-volumehydrographicatlasthatstandsasamonumentofEuropeanEnlightenmentscience.UsingresearchfrombothsidesoftheAtlanticStephenHornsbyexaminesthedevelopmentofBritishmilitarycartographyinNorthAmericaduringandaftertheSevenYearsWaraswellasadvancementsinmilitaryandscienticequipmentusedinsurveying.AtthesametimehefollowsthelandspeculationoftwoleadingsurveyorsSamuelHollandandJ.F.W.DesBarresandthepublicationhistoryof.RichlyillustratedwithimagesfromandearliermapsisaninsightfulaccountoftherelationshipbetweenscienceandimperialismandtheBritishshapingoftheAtlanticworld.isdirectoroftheCanadian-AmericanCenterandprofessorofgeographyattheUniversityofMaine.goesbeyondthecelebratedsiegebyGeneralJamesWolfeintochroniclethreeverydifferentsiegesacrosstwoseparateconicts.FocusingonthegeographicalimportanceofthecityofQuebecandtheroleitplayedintheSevenYearsWarandtheAmericanWarofIndependenceStephenManningdescribesvisitstothecityofimportantguressuchasBenedictArnoldandGeorgeWashington.InthefullercontextoftheSevenYearsWarheexplainstheenormousimportancetheBritishattachedtothecaptureofNorthAmericafromtheFrench.ManningsaccountofthenalbattleonthePlainsofAbrahamisadetailedanalysisofGeneralWolfesgeniusandthereasonsforhissuccess.ButtheconictdidntendwithWolfesvictoryatthebattleofStFoyintheFrenchbeattheBritishandagainlaidsiegetoQuebec.ThesiegefailedandaidedbytheRoyalNavytheBritishwerenallyabletoforcetheFrenchArmybacktoMontrealandcaptureQuebec.ButBritainsrelationshipwithhernewNorthAmericancolonialsubjectsquicklyturnedsourleadingdirectlytotheoutbreakofwarwithAmerica.ThenalsiegeofQuebecwasbytheAmericansin.ItfailedsecuringthefutureofCanadaasaseparatepoliticalentity.AthrillingtaletoldwithconsummateskillandrealnarrativepaceoffersanexcitingnewperspectiveontheeventsthatchangedthefaceofNorthAmerica.ishonoraryvisitingprofessorofhistoryUniversityofExeter.HespecializesinVictorianmilitaryhistoryandlectureswidely.SurveyorsofEmpireSamuelHollandJ.F.W.DesBarresandtheMakingofQuebecTheStoryofThreeSiegesMay2011March20111768175917601776stephenj.hornsbystephenmanning2011newinpaperMQUPSPRINGAgroundbreakingworkontheBritishmappingoftheAtlanticworld.ChroniclingthethreesiegesthatwouldchangethefaceofNorthAmerica.CarletonLibrarySeries978-0-7735-3815-365.00SCDN59.95SUS42.00cloth810304pp78colourmapsandillustrations978-0-7735-3871-924.95TCDN24.95TUSpaper6.1259.25216pp12bwphotosNorthAmericanrightsSurveyorsofEmpireTheAtlanticNeptuneTheAtlanticNeptuneTheAtlanticNeptuneSurveyorsofEmpireQuebecTheStoryofThreeSiegesQuebecTheStoryofThreeSiegesTheAtlanticNeptuneStephenJ.HornsbyStephenManning