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'''Murdoch Mackenzie''' (1712–1797) was a [[hydrograph]]er and [[cartographer]]. |
'''Murdoch Mackenzie''', [[FRS]] (1712–1797) was a [[hydrograph]]er and [[cartographer]]. |
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Born in [[Orkney]] and employed by the [[Royal Navy]], he became the first person to accurately chart the coastline around [[North Ronaldsay]] where many vessels had come to grief. |
Born in [[Orkney]] and employed by the [[Royal Navy]], he became the first person to accurately chart the coastline around [[North Ronaldsay]] where many vessels had come to grief. His work led to the construction of a lighthouse at Dennis Head. North Ronaldsay and his charts are still in use by shipping today. |
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He also surveyed the north coast of Ireland and the west coast of Scotland, publishing the results in "Nautical description of the west coast of Great Britain from Bristol Channel to Cape Wrath" (1776) <ref> http://www2.royalsociety.org/DServe/dserve.exe?dsqIni=Dserve.ini&dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Show.tcl&dsqDb=Persons&dsqPos=1&dsqSearch=%28Surname%3D%27McKenzie%27%29 </ref> |
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His work led to the construction of a lighthouse at Dennis Head. North Ronaldsay and his charts are still in use by shipping today. |
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He was elected a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]] in 1774. |
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He died in Minehead, Somerset in 1797. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Murdoch Mackenzie, FRS (1712–1797) was a hydrographer and cartographer.
Born in Orkney and employed by the Royal Navy, he became the first person to accurately chart the coastline around North Ronaldsay where many vessels had come to grief. His work led to the construction of a lighthouse at Dennis Head. North Ronaldsay and his charts are still in use by shipping today.
He also surveyed the north coast of Ireland and the west coast of Scotland, publishing the results in "Nautical description of the west coast of Great Britain from Bristol Channel to Cape Wrath" (1776) [1]
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1774.
He died in Minehead, Somerset in 1797.
References
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External links
- Margaret Carr, Charting the life of the man who mapped Orkney, The Orcadian, 19 September 2005
- Simon Treasure, Murdoch Mackenzie Snr, The Orcadian surveyor
- Images of Mackenzie charts, National Library of Scotland
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