Murdoch Mackenzie (cartographer)
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For the Scottish footballer, see Murdoch McKenzie (footballer). For the Scottish minister, see Murdoch MacKenzie.
Murdoch Mackenzie, FRS (1712–1797) was a Scottish hydrographer and cartographer. He is known for his survey of the Orkney Islands: the subsequent maps, known as the Mackenzie Charts are still in use. He is also credited with the invention of the station pointer, a navigational and survey tool used to plot the horizontal angle fixes made with a sextant onto charts.[1]
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