Brasier, William Furness (1745 - 1772/75)

William Furness Brasier or Brassier (1745-1772 or 1775) was a British surveyor operating in North America. His known work includes a 1756 map of the harbor of Antigua, 1759 plan of Oswego, a manuscript plan that same year of Fort Ticonderoga, and a 1761 plan of Detroit. He is best known for his 1762 map of Lakes Champlain and George. Little is known of his life, but from 1758 until his death he was one of the most talented surveyors of the British Army in North America, operating under the authority of General Lord Geoffrey Amherst. He was certainly a member of the Army's Corps of Engineers between 1757 and 1770; he appears also to have been appointed Deputy Surveyor to the Board of Ordnance.