James Gardner was an English surveyor who played an active role in the trigonometrical survey of Great Britain. His career spanned the years 1808 to 1840.
James Gardner | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Surveyor |
Career
Colonel William Mudge appointed Gardner as an Ordnance Survey surveyor in 1808, on the recommendation of civil engineer John Rennie.[1][2]
With his 36-inch theodolite, he began working on the triangulation of northern England and the Scottish Borders.[1]
From 1813 to 1818, Gardner triangulated from the Mull of Kintyre to the Moray Firth, sometimes working with Captain Thomas Colby,[3] before beginning on the secondary triangulation of the counties of England.[1]
In 1821, he spent a year on the re-triangulation between Greenwich and Paris. For this, Colby (now superintendent of the Ordnance Survey) and Captain Henry Kater were the joint commissioners for Britain.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "James Gardner 1808-1840", David L Walker, Sheetlines, 101 (December 2014), pp31-38
- ^ Mapping an Empire: The Geographical Construction of British India, 1765-1843, Matthew H. Edney (1997), p. 343 ISBN 9780226184869
- ^ Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1887). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 11. London: Smith, Elder & Co.