Charting Northern Waters: Essays for the Centenary of the Canadian Hydrographic ServiceCelebrates the achievements and history of the Canadian Hydrographic Service Charting Northern Waters celebrates the achievements and history of the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) and examines a wide range of topics relating to the origins of the CHS and to its subsequent development. Topics include the colonial heritage of hydrography in Canadians waters, the politics behind the creation of the service, and the work of the agencies that were amalgamated with the Georgian Bay Survey to create the new national body. |
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Alejandro Malaspinas Survey Operations on the Northwest | 22 |
The Publication of British Admiralty Charts for British | 50 |
Raymond Préfontaine | 74 |
Hydrographic Survey Work of the Departments | 93 |
HMS Challengers Surveys in Labrador 19321934 | 113 |
Hydrographic Studies of Russias Northern Oceans | 151 |
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