Alfred Dundas Taylor (1825–1898) was head of the Marine Survey Department of the Admiralty of the United Kingdom.
[1] Taylor served on the East India Company ship Elphinstone as a midshipman until June 1843 when he was recommended to be made an officer.
He was able to convince the Secretary of State of the Government of India to form the Marine Survey Department in 1875, with Taylor as its head.
[citation needed] At the request of Admiral Washington, Taylor was employed in compiling Sailing Directions for the West Coast of Hindostan, published in 1865.
[2] Taylor's last published book was The India Directory for the Guidance of Steamers and Sailing Vessels (London: Smith Elder, 1891).