Sir Joseph Nias collection 1814-1823

Sir Joseph Nias

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Joseph Nias was born on 2 April 1793 in London. He entered the Navy in 1807, serving in the Mediterranean, North Sea and Channel Stations during the Napoleonic Wars. In 1818, he was appointed midshipman in HMS Alexander under William Edward Parry on the British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition (leader John Ross), sent in company with HMS Isabella to search for a Northwest Passage by way of Baffin Bay. Nias returned north with Parry in HMS Hecla on the British Naval Nor...

Parry, William Edward, Sir, 1790-1855

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Sir (William) Edward Parry: b 1790; entered Royal Navy 1803; Lt 1810; in 1818 he commanded the ALEXANDER, a hired brig under the orders of Captain John Ross in his expedition to the Arctic; in 1819 he was appointed to the HECLA, in command of an expedition to discover the north-west passage; promoted Commander, 1820 and Captain 1821; led a further three expeditions to the Arctic, 1821-1825; Hydrographer to the Admiralty, 1825; led a further expedition to the North Pole, 1827, reaching further no...

Nias, Joseph, 1793-1879.

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British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition Canada 1821-1823

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British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition Canada 1819-1820

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British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition Greenland 1818

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