Archibald Douglas collection 1902-1912

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Archibald Douglas collection 1902-1912

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Correspondence (Circa 5 leaves)

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Scott Polar Research Institute

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SNAC Resource ID: 6285063

Scott Polar Research Institute

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Douglas Archibald Lucius 1842-1913

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British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904

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British Antarctic Expedition (1898-1900)

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Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912

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Epithet: Captain British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001512.0x00006d ...

Archibald Lucius Douglas

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Archibald Lucius Douglas was born in Quebec in 1842. He was educated at Quebec High School, joining the Royal Navy in HMS Boscawen in 1856. In 1860, he served with the Naval Brigade in the Congo and Gambia and the following year was promoted lieutenant. Advancing to commander in 1872, he held the directorship of the Japanese Imperial Naval College between 1873 and 1875. Douglas was commander-in-chief of the East Indies Station from 1898 until 1899, when he was appointed lord of the admiralty, a ...