Skelton, R.A. (Raleigh Ashlin), 1906-1970

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Birth 1906-12-21
Death 1970-12-07
Britons,
English,

Biographical notes:

Skelton 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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Subjects:

  • Cartography
  • Geographers
  • Historians
  • Map collections

Occupations:

  • Geographers
  • Historians

Places:

  • Massachusetts--Cambridge (as recorded)
  • England (as recorded)