Person
Vancouver, George (1757 - 1798)
- Born
- 22 June 1757
King's Lynn, Norfolk, England - Died
- 18 May 1798
Petersham, Surrey, England - Occupation
- Hydrographer
Summary
George Vancouver was sent by the British Admiralty in 1791 to chart the coast of New Holland and Van Diemen's Land. He also explored the South Pacific and the north west coasts of America.
Related entries
Archival resources
Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales
- Archibald Menzies - Records, 1790 - 1794, FM 4/16; Mitchell and Dixson Libraries Manuscripts Collection, State Library of New South Wales. Details
Powerhouse Museum
- Joseph Banks - Records, 1766 - 1820, ML MSS 2144; Powerhouse Museum. Details
Published resources
Books
- Anderson, Bern, Surveyor of the Sea. The Life and Voyages of Captain George Vancouver (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1960). Details
- Godwin, George, Vancouver: a Life, 1757-1798 (London: Philip Allan, 1930), 308 pp. Details
Book Sections
- Phillips, Nan, 'Vancouver, George (1757-1798), naval officer and hydrographer' in Australian dictionary of biography, volume 2: 1788 - 1850 I-Z, Douglas Pike, ed. (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1967), pp. 550-552. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020502b.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q205485. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/73975823. Details
- 'Vancouver, George (1757-1798)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1001742. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 7 August 2006
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