Best Hydrography
Ivan Fyodorovich Krusenstern, born Adam Johann von Krusenstern, was a Baltic German admiral and explorer in the Imperial Russian Navy. He is best known for leading the first Russian circumnavigation of the globe from 1803 to 1806, commanding the ships Nadezhda and Neva alongside Yuri Lisyansky. Krus...
Why this score?
Circumnavigation surveys and Pacific hydrographic atlas materially improved nautical knowledge, combining exploratory achievement with accurate, influential charting.
Scoring methodology
Charles-François Beautemps-Beaupré was a French hydrographer and cartographer who advanced the scientific accuracy of nautical mapping. In 1793, he led detailed surveys of the Greek archipelago during a French military expedition. During this mission, he pioneered modern topographic hydrography tech...
