Thomas Tizard collection 1900-1912

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Thomas Tizard collection 1900-1912

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Correspondence (3 leaves)

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Scott Polar Research Institute

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SNAC Resource ID: 6285915

Scott Polar Research Institute

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British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-1904

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Tizard Thomas Henry 1839-1924

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Thomas Henry Tizard

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Thomas Henry Tizard was born in Weymouth in 1839. He was educated at the Royal Hospital School in Greenwich, entering the Royal Navy as master's assistant in 1854 and serving with the Baltic fleet during the Crimean War between 1854 and 1856. He gained his first experience of surveying on the Newfoundland coast and, after advancing to second master in 1860, was appointed to a surveying vessel on the China station. Promoted master in 1864, he served as navigating lieutenant and senio...

United States exploring expedition (1838-1842)

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The United States Exploring Expedition under the command of Charles Wilkes left U.S.A. Aug. 1838, returning July 1842. The ships in the expedition were the Flying Fish, Oregon, Peacock, Porpoise, Relief, Seagull and Vincennes. The expedition visited the Antarctic, Sydney Harbour, Bay of Islands, N.Z., various islands in the Pacific and areas on the coast of South America and U.S.A. From the description of Records [microform]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225845806 ...

Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868-1912

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Epithet: Captain British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001512.0x00006d ...

Bruce, William S. (William Speirs), 1867-1921

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William Speirs Bruce was born in London of Scottish parents in 1867. He was educated at Norfolk County School, England and enrolled as a medical student at the University of Edinburgh, where renowned Scottish physicists, chemists and oceanographers supervised him. In 1892, he was recommended for the post of surgeon and naturalist on board Balaena during the British Whaling Exploration (Dundee), 1892-1893. The expedition was organized to investigate the commercial possibilities of wh...