Charles Richardson collection 1813

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Charles Richardson collection 1813

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Scott Polar Research Institute

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Scott Polar Research Institute

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Richardson, Charles, 1775-1865

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Charles Richardson (d. 1827) was an antiquarian. From the guide to the Topographical collections relating to Oxfordshire by Charles Richardson, either 18th or 19th century, (University of Oxford, Bodleian Library) Charles Richardson was commander of HMS Semiramis on the British Naval Voyage of 1813. He visited Tristan da Cunha to search for French vessels, where he met Tomaso Corri (Thomas Currie), the islands only inhabitant. The vessel then landed on Inaccessible Island. ...

Great Britain Admiralty Hydrographic Department

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The Hydrographic Office of the Admiralty was established in 1795 following the creation of the post of Hydrographer to the Board of the Admiralty by an Order in Council. Although the Order contained no instructions regarding the prosecution of surveys, it was intended that the Hydrographer would supply charts to the Royal Navy either by purchase from external publishers or by constructing them from the survey material already available in the Admiralty. The enormous task of organizi...

Richardson Charles Commander of HMS Semiramis

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British Naval Voyage Southern oceans 1813

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