Jules and Adele d'Urville collection 1830-1842

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Jules and Adele d'Urville collection 1830-1842

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Scott Polar Research Institute

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Scott Polar Research Institute

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Ross, James Clark, Sir, 1800-1862

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Entered the navy in 1812 and accompanied W. E. Parry in four expeditions in Arctic regions. In 1831 Ross discovered the magnetic pole. Commanded Antarctic expedition, 1839-1842. From the description of Letters [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225765387 Epithet: Captain; RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000161.0x0001ed Epithet: Captain; RN Knight 1843 Br...

Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877

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Wilkes was a career U.S. naval officer who, as captain of the San Jacinto, provoked the Trent Affair in 1861. From the description of Letter, November 1861. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 61770003 Charles Wilkes, American naval officer and explorer, was born on April 3, 1798 in New York, NY. He surveyed Narragansett Bay in 1832-1833, which led to his appointment to a depot of charts and instruments, which later became the Naval Observatory. In 18...

Astrolabe (Corvette)

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d'Urville Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont 1790-1842

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Zelee (Corvette)

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Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont and Adele d'Urville

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Jules Sebastien Cesar Dumont d'Urville was born on 23 May 1790 in Conde-sur-Noireau, France. He entered the Imperial Lycee in Caen in 1804, where he developed an interest in classics, botany and archaeology and was particularly fascinated by exploration and the voyages of discovery. In 1807, he entered the French Imperial Navy, but initially saw relatively little active duty. He married Adele Pepin in 1815. He was singled out for expeditions involving survey and exploration, and his...

d'Urville Adele d 1842

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French Naval Expedition Antarctic regions 1837-1840

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