Dawson, Robert

Robert Dawson was a soldier in the Royal Scots who served in Archangel, Russia, 1918-1919, and later taken prisoner by the Bolsheviks.

From the description of In Bolshevik hands, 1918-1920, undated. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 621524999

From the guide to the In Bolshevik hands, 1918-1920, undated, (Bentley Historical Library University of Michigan)

Epithet: Muggletonian

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x0003c9

Robert Dawson, the creator of these maps, was born in Devon in 1798. It appears that he entered the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich and eventually became Lieutenant Colonel. He died in 1861.

In 1791, a Board of Ordnance began a survey of England's southern coast, by order of the government. This resulted in a third of England and Wales being mapped at the one inch scale. In 1824 it was ordered that a detailed 6 inch to the mile survey be made.

From the guide to the Ordnance Survey Preparatory Maps of North Wales, 1816-1824, (Bangor University)