William Roy
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Scottish military engineer, surveyor and antiquarian
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, 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.
