Chronicling the British pursuit of the legendary El Dorado, Masters of All They Surveyed tells the fascinating story of geography, cartography, and scientific exploration in Britain's unique South American colony, Guyana.

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Chronicling the British pursuit of the legendary El Dorado, Masters of All They Surveyed tells the story of geography, cartography, and scientific exploration in Britain's unique South American colony, Guyana.

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, "Chronicling the British pursuit of the legendary El Dorado, Masters of All They Surveyed tells the story of geography, cartography, and scientific exploration in Britain's unique South American colony, Guyana. D. Graham Burnett brings to light the work of several such explorers, particularly Sir Robert H. Schomburgk, the man who claimed to be the first to reach the site of Ralegh's El Dorado. Schomburgk explored and mapped regions in modern Brazil, Venezuela, and Guyana, always in close contact with Amerindian communities.

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Masters of All They Surveyed: Exploration, Geography, and a British El Dorado. By D. Graham Burnett. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2000. Pp. vx, 298. Illustrations.

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Graham Burnett is an American historian of science and a writer. Burnett received his . in history (concentration in the history of science) at Princeton University and an . hil and P. in the history and philosophy of science at Trinity College, Cambridge. 1 Awards and recognition.

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Burnett (fellow, Ctr. for Scholars and Writers, NYPL) has written a fascinating book on the early period of this former British . Save your money and read the yellow pages-you will enjoy it more than Masters of All They Surveyed. 15 people found this helpful. for Scholars and Writers, NYPL) has written a fascinating book on the early period of this former British colony in northern South America. Burnett, who aimed to write a study on the history of science, examines the history of mapmaking and geography as it relates to the discovery and formation of the British Empire in this part of the Americas.