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Number 4 (2010)

Foundations for "International Cooperation in the Field of Hydrography": Some Contributions by British Admiralty Hydrographers, 1795-1855

  • Adrian Webb
Submitted
August 13, 2013
Published
2010-12-12

Abstract

Great Britain established its Hydrographic Office in 1795 with a remit to produce charts for the use of its Navy. As time progressed and Hydrographers to the Admiralty Board changed so did the remit of the Hydrographic Office. As a facet of the steady development of Office activities there was an underlying theme of international cooperation, which resulted in British Hydrographers entering into correspondence and agreements with their international counterparts. Some of those activities are examined in this paper to hopefully redefine the International Hydrographic Bureau’s statement that ‘International cooperation in the field of hydrography began with a Conference held in Washington in 1899.