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John Ainslie (1745 - 1828)
Surveyor and cartographer. Born in Jedburgh (Scottish
Borders), he began his career as a surveyor and engraver for the English
County Series maps. He established a reputation as an excellent
surveyor, producing updated maps of Scotland in 1782 and 1789. His
Comprehensive Treatise on Land Surveying comprising the Theory and
Practice of all its Branches was an important early text on surveying
practice.
University of Edinburgh Gazetteer for Scotland
John Ainslie was considered an outstanding surveyor of his time for both
the quality and quantity of his work. He worked with Thomas
Jefferys on Surveys of a number of English counties before setting up
business in Edinburgh as a bookseller and land surveyor. His
output of county and coastal surveys and estate plans was prolific.
He is best known for his 1783 "Ainslie's Travelling Map" and his
large-scale map of Scotland "Drawn and Engrav'd from a Series of Angles
and Astronomical Observations" published in 1789.
Jedburgh Online
John Ainslie's map of Gilmerton
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