William Roy

About William Roy

Major-General William Roy was a Scottish military engineer, surveyor, and antiquarian. He was an innovator who applied new scientific discoveries and newly emerging technologies to the accurate geodetic mapping of Great Britain. His masterpiece is usually referred to as Roy's Map of Scotland.

Occupation: cartographer, engineer, geographer, geodesist
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain
Born: May 4, 1726
Died: July 1, 1790

The Penny Friendknown for The military antiquities of the Romans in Britainknown for Lanark Grammar Schooleducated at Royal Society of Londonmember of Society of Antiquaries of Londonmember of Kingdom of Great Britaincountry of citizenship

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William Roy

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