Colonel Donald Roderick Cameron (1834–1921) was a British Army officer, engineer, and diplomat, born in the Scottish Highlands and educated at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. Commissioned into the Royal Engineers, Cameron quickly distinguished himself in the field of military surveying and frontier administration. He served as Her Majesty’s Commissioner on the North American Boundary Commission (1872–1876), collaborating with Archibald Campbell to complete the definitive demarcation of the 49th parallel through the western plains and Rocky Mountains.
Cameron’s work combined scientific rigor with administrative skill, coordinating complex field operations across thousands of miles of unsettled terrain. Beyond his boundary service, Cameron later held senior posts within the War Office and was recognized for his contributions to imperial surveying and international cartographic cooperation. His partnership with Campbell on the Joint Maps of the Northern Boundary of the United States (1878) remains a model of 19th-century Anglo-American scientific diplomacy.
-
-
Add to cart
Quick View - Atlases & Books, Canada and The Great Lakes, North America, United States
Joint maps of the northern boundary of the United States: from the Lake of the Woods to the summit of the Rocky Mountains.
- $500
- Defining the U.S.–Canadian border along the 49th parallel from the Lake of the Woods to the Rockies.
-
-