Book Launch for Master and Cartographer
A Life of Captain Greenvile Collins, the Man who Charted Britain and Helped Change the Course of History; with author Alan Harper
Join author Alan Harper at The East Gate Bookshop
In an England riven by religious disorder and toxic politics, warrant officer Greenvile Collins caught the attention of a King. A scientific navigator, his undertaking of the most ambitious hydrographic survey of the British coastline yet attempted drew him to Shetland, the Scilly Isles and all points in between.
Master and Cartographer is a book about maps and map-making; about power and class, and about war, seamanship and navigation.
Alan Harper was born in Scotland and raised in East Africa and England. He is an RYA Yachtmaster, author, journalist and magazine editor, contributing articles on yachting, aviation, seamanship, navigation and travel to publications the world over.
A Life of Captain Greenvile Collins, the Man who Charted Britain and Helped Change the Course of History; with author Alan Harper
Join author Alan Harper at The East Gate Bookshop
In an England riven by religious disorder and toxic politics, warrant officer Greenvile Collins caught the attention of a King. A scientific navigator, his undertaking of the most ambitious hydrographic survey of the British coastline yet attempted drew him to Shetland, the Scilly Isles and all points in between.
Master and Cartographer is a book about maps and map-making; about power and class, and about war, seamanship and navigation.
Alan Harper was born in Scotland and raised in East Africa and England. He is an RYA Yachtmaster, author, journalist and magazine editor, contributing articles on yachting, aviation, seamanship, navigation and travel to publications the world over.
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Highlights
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- In person
- Doors at 7:15 PM
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The East Gate Bookshop
62 Fore Street
Totnes TQ9 5RU
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