Skelton, R.A. (Raleigh Ashlin), 1906-1970
Variant namesSkelton was born in 1906 in Plymouth, England; MA, D. Lit., Cambridge Univ.; Fellow of the Society of Antiquarians, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and member of the Royal Commonwealth Society; contributor to British Museum quarterly, Geographical journal, and Mariner's mirror; published books include Decorative printed maps of the 15th to 18th centuries (c1952), Explorers' maps : chapters in the cartographic record of geographical discovery (1958), and The European image and mapping of America, A.D. 1000-1600 (1964); he died in 1970.
From the description of Papers, 1961-1966. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 40496767
Biography
Skelton was born in 1906 in Plymouth, England; MA, D. Lit., Cambridge University; Fellow of the Society of Antiquarians, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and member of the Royal Commonwealth Society; contributor to British Museum quarterly, Geographical journal, and Mariner's mirror ; published books include Decorative printed maps of the 15th to 18th centuries (c. 1952), Explorers' maps: chapters in the cartographic record of geographical discovery (1958), and The European image and mapping of America, A.D. 1000-1600 (1964); he died in 1970.
From the guide to the R.A. Skelton Papers, 1961-1966, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)
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| referencedIn | Boxer mss., 1923-1975 | Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) | |
| creatorOf | R.A. Skelton Papers, 1961-1966 | University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections. | |
| creatorOf | Skelton, R. A. (Raleigh Ashlin), 1906-1970. Papers, 1961-1966. | University of California, Los Angeles | |
| creatorOf | Skelton, R. A. (Raleigh Ashlin), 1906-1970. Some watersheds in the history of cartography [manuscript] xiii-xx cent. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | Doerr, Albert E. Correspondence with R.A. Skelton regarding the Hondius Broadside map and Sir Francis Drake's visit to California, 1968-1969. | California Digital Library | |
| creatorOf | Skelton, R. A. (Raleigh Ashlin), 1906-1970. The Harvard map collections / by Raleigh A. Skelton. | Harvard University, Harvard Map Collection |
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| associatedWith | University of Virginia. Bibliographical Society. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1906-12-21
Death 1970-12-07
Britons
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