The RGS, exploration and Empire and the contested nature of surveying

Peter Collier; Robert Inkpen

doi:10.1111/1475-4762.00081

The RGS, exploration and Empire and the contested nature of surveying

Peter Collier, Robert Inkpen

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Abstract

In 1879, the RGS started courses in practical surveying based on the methods used by navigators. Subsequently, RGS courses, increasingly under the influence of former members of the Survey of India, changed in character. At the same time as the nature of appropriate surveying was being negotiated within the RGS, the debate over the academic nature of geography also took shape. The development of the ‘new’ geography reflected the conflicts within the RGS Council over the meaning of scientific geography.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	273-283
Number of pages	11
Journal	Area
Volume	34
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-4762.00081
Publication status	Published - Sept 2002

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