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William Mudge
Born(1762-12-01)1 December 1762
Plymouth, England
Died17 April 1820(1820-04-17) (aged 57)
NationalityBritish
OccupationSurveyor
Known forTriangulation of Britain

William Mudge (1762–1820) was an English artillery officer and surveyor, born in Plymouth, an important figure in the work of the Ordnance Survey.

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sector was loaned by the Board of Ordnance, and had earlier been used by William Mudge in the Principal Triangulation of Great Britain. The value from Walbeck...

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Directors of the Ordnance Survey

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1791–1798 Colonel Edward Williams 1798–1820 Major General William Mudge 1820–1847 Major General Thomas Frederick Colby 1847–1854 Colonel Lewis Alexander...

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Zachary Mudge

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clergyman Zachariah Mudge. The family included distinguished surveyors and mathematicians. His older half-brother was William Mudge, who developed the...

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Addiscombe Military Seminary

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Civil Drawing 1813–36 The Public Examiners were: 1809–20: Maj-Gen. William Mudge 1820–23: Maj-Gen. Sir Howard Douglas 1824–40: Maj-Gen. Sir Alexander...

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Angela Mudge

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Angela Mudge (born 8 July 1970) is a Scottish champion hill runner and skyrunner. Despite being born with birth defects in both legs, and finding track...

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Thomas Frederick Colby

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Royal Engineers while still 16. Colby attracted the notice of Major William Mudge, director of the Ordnance Survey, who arranged in 1802 to have him attached...

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Mapman

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of Great Britaine" (1611–12) John Cary's "Inland Navigation" (1796) William Mudge's Ordnance Survey, 1st Edition, (1809) Mrs P's A-Z (1936) Thomas Raven's...

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Griffith George Lewis

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cadets to the west of England to be instructed in surveying under Major William Mudge, before obtaining his commission in the Royal Engineers. He was gazetted...

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Richard Zachariah Mudge

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Zachariah Mudge (also Zachary) (1790–1854) was an English officer of the Royal Engineers, known as a surveyor. He was the eldest son of William Mudge, and...

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