Edward Bransfield collection 1819-1839

Bransfield, Edward, -1852

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Edward Bransfield was born in County Cork, Ireland, circa 1783. In June 1803, he was pressed into the Royal Navy from a merchant vessel as an ordinary seaman and by August 1805 had been promoted to able seaman. He had a successful career, advancing to quartermaster and midshipman in 1808, and to second master in April 1813. He was appointed master of Phoebe in May 1815, continuing to command various ships for the next few years. In September 1817, at the request of Capta...

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British Expedition South Shetland Islands 1819-1820

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Weddell, James, 1787-1834

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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...

Bransfield Edward 1783-1852

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