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THE MAN WHO INVENTED THE ADMIRALTY CHART

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Newhailes House And nearly discovered Australia and Antarctica Alexander Dalrymple (left) was an extraordinary fellow, even for a son of the Scottish Enlightenment. He was a secretary, navigator, hydrographer, trade economist, political pamphleteer, author and collector of songs and poetry. He drew hundreds of charts for the East India Company and the Royal Navy. He

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