Master and Cartographer
A Life of Captain Greenvile Collins, the Man who Charted Britain and Helped Change the Course of History
2026
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-83705-112-0 (ISBN)
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-83705-112-0 (ISBN)
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A new study, for first time revealing the story of Greenvile Collins, hugely significant historical character, cartographer to the King, and author of Great Britain’s Coasting Pilot, the foundation stone of British hydrography
This is a book about maps and map-making, about power and class, and about war, seamanship and navigation. It is a study of wealth, patronage and money, in an England riven by religious disorder and toxic politics.
Greenvile Collins (1643–94) was a naval warrant officer who caught the attention of a King. His seagoing career took him from Patagonia to the Arctic, into battles against Dutch men of war and Barbary corsairs, and to the slave markets and Silk Road ports of the Mediterranean. A scientific navigator, his professional drive drew him to Shetland, the Scilly Isles and all points in between, as he undertook the most ambitious hydrographic survey of the British coastline yet attempted.
Then, even as he laboured to complete his monumental sea atlas, he was summoned yet again to the service of the Crown. The Glorious Revolution was a campaign of crisis for a deeply conflicted Royal Navy, and a crucial test of loyalty for Greenvile Collins and his fellow officers.
This is a book about maps and map-making, about power and class, and about war, seamanship and navigation. It is a study of wealth, patronage and money, in an England riven by religious disorder and toxic politics.
Greenvile Collins (1643–94) was a naval warrant officer who caught the attention of a King. His seagoing career took him from Patagonia to the Arctic, into battles against Dutch men of war and Barbary corsairs, and to the slave markets and Silk Road ports of the Mediterranean. A scientific navigator, his professional drive drew him to Shetland, the Scilly Isles and all points in between, as he undertook the most ambitious hydrographic survey of the British coastline yet attempted.
Then, even as he laboured to complete his monumental sea atlas, he was summoned yet again to the service of the Crown. The Glorious Revolution was a campaign of crisis for a deeply conflicted Royal Navy, and a crucial test of loyalty for Greenvile Collins and his fellow officers.
Alan Harper is a yachting journalist, writer and editor. He gained his Yachtmaster Offshore qualification over 30 years ago and learned navigation the old way, with pencils, charts and parallel rules, similar techniques to Greenvile Collins’ time, giving him a unique ability to relate to Collins’ struggles and to analyse his cartography with an understanding of the issues of seamanship and navigation. His previous books include Waiting For Buddy Guy, which won the ASCAP Foundation Award and was a Living Blues book of the year.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 12.3.2026 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 8 Plates, color; 13 Illustrations, color; 25 Illustrations, black and white |
| Verlagsort | Stroud |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte | |
| Technik ► Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-83705-112-7 / 1837051127 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-83705-112-0 / 9781837051120 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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