David Lyall collection 1836-1891

Belcher, Edward, Sir, 1799-1877

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Franklin, John, 1786-1847

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British explorer, credited with discovery of Northwest Passage; died on his third arctic expedition, 1847. From the description of ALS, 1827 Nov. 29, London, to Catherine Franklin, Nottingham. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122489346 Sir John Franklin, British naval officer and Arctic explorer. From the description of Sir John Franklin manuscript material : 2 items, 1819-1823 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 226044023 ...

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Back, George, Sir, 1796-1878

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Epithet: Admiral; of Add MS 46125 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000566.0x0002c1 Epithet: Captain; RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000566.0x0002c3 ...

Lyall, David, 1817-1895

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Richards, G. H. (George Henry)

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Epithet: Admiral British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001129.0x00024e George Henry Richards was born ca. 1819 in Cornwall. In 1832, he entered the Royal Navy, serving first in the West Indies and then on a survey expedition to the Pacific in HMS Sulphur under Frederick William Beechey, who was later replaced by Edward Belcher. While on the Pacific Station, Richards participated in the First China War, r...

Nares, George S. (George Strong), 1831-1915

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Epithet: Judge of Common Pleas British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000295.0x00020f ...

Mecham George Frederick 1828-1858

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British Naval Franklin Search Expedition Canada Arctic Archipelago 1852-1854

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Osborn, Sherard, 1822-1875

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Lyall, David

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David Lyall was born on 1 June 1817 at Kinkairdineshire, Scotland. He studied medicine at Aberdeen and was admitted a licentiate of the Royal College of Surgeons at Edinburgh. In 1839, he joined the Royal Navy as a medical officer and naturalist, serving as assistant surgeon in HMS Terror on the British Naval Expedition, 1839-1843 (leader James Clark Ross), organized primarily to conduct a series of magnetic observations in the Southern Hemisphere. During this voyage, Lyall, Joseph ...