The British Contribution to the Hydrography of Canada

• Main Author: Haslam, D. W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The International Hydrographic Review 2015
• Subjects: Newfoundland; Canada; British Columbia
• Online Access: https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/ihr/article/view/23508

Almost inevitably, the starting point for an account of “The British Contribution to the Hydrographic Surveying of Canada” must start with Captain Cook. B.C. — or before Cook — most other British visitors to Canadian waters had produced “maps” rather than “ charts” . It is harder to decide on a fini...