Book Launch for Master and Cartographer

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.

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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