Murdoch MacKenzie (cartographer)
- Murdoch MacKenzie (cartographer)
Murdoch McKenzie (1712-1797) was a hydrographer and cartographer.
Born in Orkney and employed by the Royal Navy, he became the first person to accurately chart the coastline around North Ronaldsay where many vessels had come to grief.
His work led to the construction of a lighthouse at Dennis Head, North Ronaldsay and his charts are still in use by shipping today.
External links
* Margaret Carr, [http://www.orcadian.co.uk/features/articles/mackenziemaps.htm Charting the life of the man who mapped Orkney] , "The Orcadian", 19 September 2005
* Simon Treasure, [http://www.simontreasure.name/html/notes.html Murdoch Mackenzie Snr, The Orcadian surveyor]
* [http://www.nls.uk/maps/early/name.cfm?keyword=Mackenzie Images of Mackenzie charts] , National Library of Scotland
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