-"The ancient explorers." London / 1929 / Methuen.

- "Les portolans grecs édités par Armand Delatte." Bruxelles / 1947.

French dynasty of cartographers and astronomers.
Claude Delisle, cartographer, 1644-1720
Guillaume Delisle, cartographer, 1675-1726. Son of Claude by first marriage
Joseph Nicolas DELISLE, cartographer and astronomer, 1688-1768. 1st. son of Claude by second marriage.
Louis DELISLE DE LA CROYERE d.1741. Astronomer and voyager. 2nd son of Claude by 2nd marriage. See above Part I.

1790-1866
Military engineer. Conducted suervey of Java for RAFFLES (1813-15). As head of the survey of India was resposnible for the measurement of the meridian arc. Mt. E named after him
-"An account of the arc of the meridian." London / 1830.
-"An acc. of the measurement of 2 sections of the meridional arc." 2 vols. London / 1847.
- Keay, John: "The Great Arc" (The story of the Survey of India, dealing mainly with the work of E and LAMBTON.) London / 2000 / Harper Collins.
-Smith, J.R.: "Everest – the man and the mountain." 2003 / Whittles publishing.
See also PHILLIMORE.

-"The marine chronometer: its history and devlopment." London / 1923. Repr. London / 1978 / Holland Press.

-"The Sea Chart: an historical survey based on the collections in National Maritime Museum." Newton Abbot / 1973 / David & Charles.

1756-1823
Military surveyor. Conducted triangulation of India connecting E and W coasts.
- Keay, John: "The Great Arc" (The story of the Survey of India, dealing mainly with the work of L and EVEREST) London / 2000 / Harper Collins.
See also PHILLIMORE.

- "Hudud al-Alam: an anonymous Persian treatise on geography. London / 1937 / Gibb Memorial Series. New Series #11.

- "Atlas Geographicus, or, a compleat system of Geography." Serial 1708-1717. Bound in 5 vols. London / 1717.

-"Catalogue of the Library: Vol. 3, atlases and cartography." 2 vols. London / 1971 / HMSO