James Gardner

James Gardner was an English surveyor, lithographer, cartographer, engraver and publisher who played an active role in the trigonometrical survey of Great Britain. His career spanned the years 1808 to 1840. Career Colonel William Mudge appointed Gardner as a surveyor in 1808, on the recommendation of civil engineer John Rennie. With his 36-inch theodolite, he began working on the triangulation of northern England and the Scottish Borders.