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Last Name Armstrong

Given Name Andrew

alt. Names A. A. ; Capt. Andr. Armstrong ;

Marriage probably yes

Children Mostyn John Armstrong (1769 fl. -1791)

Year born 1700

Year died 1794

Place of death

Father's occupation

Relatives

Education

Country of Activity Scotland, UK

Worked for "Map of the County of Berwick" (London 1771) ; Map of the three Lothians (Edinburgh 1773) ; A new map of Ayrshire (London: Stephen Pyle, 1775) ;

Patronage

Collaborators Mostyn John Armstrong (1769 fl. -1791) ;

Techniques cartographical and topographical drawing and engraving ;

Sample(s) https://maps.nls.uk/joins/588.html ,

Archival sources https://maps.nls.uk/mapmakers/name/Armstrong ;

Published sources

other veteran Royal Army engineer, who notably participated in William Roy’s Military Mapping of Scotland, conducted from 1747 to 1755. Beginning in the mid-1760s, Andrew teamed up with his son, Mostyn John Armstrong (1765 fl. -1791), also a skilled surveyor, to produce civilian county and road maps, done to advanced scientific standards, in pursuit of financial profit.

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