Susanna Fisher. THE MAKERS OF THE BLUEBACK CHARTS: A History of Imray Laurie Norie & Wilson Ltd.
St. Ives (England), 2001. Cloth.
From the 18th Century on, navigators relied on nautical charts produced by a handful of chartmakers and instrument sellers who worked in the City of London. Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson, which just celebrated its centenary, is the descendant of those old publishing firms and currently flourishes as the leading private publisher of nautical charts and pilot books. This fascinating book traces the chart trade from its origins to the present day.