Andrey Ippolitovich Vilkitsky was a Russian hydrographer and surveyor. He was born in the Minsk Governorate. His son, Boris Vilkitsky followed up his father's work; the Vilkitsky Islands are named aft
Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the terrestrial positions of points based on the distances and angles between them. These points are usually o
Andrey Vilkitsky
…Vilkitsky (Russian: Андре́й Ипполи́тович Вильки́цкий; 13 June [O.S. 1 June] 1858 – 11 March [O.S. 26 February] 1913) was a Russian hydrographer and surveyor. He was born in the Minsk Governorate. His son, Boris Vilkitsky followed up his father's work; the Vilkitsky Islands are named after him. Russian…
A surveyor using a total station
A student using a theodolite in field
Table of Surveying, 1728 Cyclopaedia
A railroad surveying party at Russel's Tank, Arizona, in the 1860s