Album [manuscript]. 1722-1955.
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Cook, James, 1728-1779
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James Cook (b. November 7, 1728, Marton, Great Britan-d. February 14, 1779, Hawaii) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. He became an apprentice to some shipowners in Whitby. In 1759 he became master of his own ship, the Northumberland. The following winter, while laid up in Halifax, he studied mathematics and attained a sound knowledge of astronomical navigation. Cook went on to become an eminent circumnavigator. He made many geographical discoveries, ...
Wilde, Oscar, 1854-1900
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Epithet: writer of plays British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000765.0x00005f Irish writer, poet, and playwright. From the description of Collection, 1851-1957 (bulk 1877-1957). (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122625016 Irish poet, dramatist and novelist. From the description of Autograph letter signed :...
Field, Barron, 1786-1846
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Judge, Supreme Court of NSW, 1816-1825. Author of "First fruits of Australian poetry" (1819), the first book of poems published in Australia, and editor of and contributor to "Geographical memoirs on New South Wales" (1825). From the description of Letter, Harcourt Buildings, Temple, [London] to D. Coates [manuscript]. 1825 Nov. 15. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225849741 ...
Southey, Robert, 1774-1843
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English poet, literary scholar, historian and biographer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Keswick, to an unidentified man, 1836 Jan. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 603582965 English poet and man of letters. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Keswick, to Moxon, 1837 July 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270662734 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Keswick, to an unidentified correspondent, 1837 Mar. 2....
Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798
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Natural historian, scientist, traveller and Fellow of the Royal Society in London, Pennant was acquainted with all the notable scientists of his time and was a close friend of Sir Joseph Banks. Pennant was a prolific writer and his publications include The British zoology (1766), A tour of Scotland, 1769 (1771), Arctic zoology (1784). Pennant incorporated information about Australian fauna in his books A history of quadrupeds (1781) and the fourth volume of Outlines of the globe (1798). ...
Forster, Georg, 1754-1794
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Sir Joseph Banks was an English naturalist and president of the Royal Society. From the guide to the Sir Joseph Banks papers, 1766-1820 (bulk), 1766-1820, (American Philosophical Society) ...
Banks, Joseph, 1743-1820
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José Francisco Correia da Serra was a Portuguese scholar, naturalist and diplomat. From the guide to the José Francisco Correia da Serra letters, 1810-1823, 1810-1823, (American Philosophical Society) English naturalist From the guide to the Sir Joseph Banks letters, 1802, 1803, 1804, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Scientist and explorer. President of the Royal Society. From the description of Letters and pa...
Fry, Elizabeth Gurney, 1780-1845
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Elizabeth Fry was a philanthropist and prison reformer. From the description of Letter [manuscript]. 1838. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225718240 Elizabeth Gurney Fry, English penal reformer and philanthropist. From the description of Elizabeth Gurney Fry manuscript material : 4 items, 1817-1830 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 226237390 Fry was a prison reformer in England. From the description of Letter, n.d. (Ha...
Flinders, Matthew, 1774-1814
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Flinders was a captain in the navy, hydrographer and discoverer. On 24 Jan. 1801 he was given command of HM Sloop Investigator, and was subsequently promoted to the rank of Commander, for the purpose of surveying the coast of Australia. He received his sailing orders on 17.7.1801 and reached Australia on 6.12.1801. From the description of Letter [manuscript]. 1801. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225710813 ...
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901
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Queen Victoria was the only child of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. She was born on May 24, 1819 at Kensington Palace in London and she became heir to the throne when her father died. In 1837, she became Queen at the age of 18. During the early part of her reign, she was influenced by two men: her first Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne, and then her husband, Prince Albert, whom she married in 1840. Both men taught her much about how to be ...
Ferguson, John Alexander, 1881-1969
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Epithet: Reverend novelist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000410.0x00011e Judge, N.S.W. Industrial Commission, 1936-1953. Trustee, Library of New South Wales; Fellow and president of Royal Australian Historical Society; and compiler of Bibliography of Australia. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. [19--] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225823641 ...
Grey, George, Sir, 1812-1898
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Sir George Grey was Governor of South Australia 1841-1845, New Zealand 1845-1853, Cape Colony 1853-59. He was recalled to England 1859 for encouraging, without special permission, a policy of South African federation, but was later restored to office and was again Govenor of New Zealand 1861-1867. He published works relating to language, topography and the history of New Zealand and Australia. From the description of Letter [manuscript]. 1859. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record i...
Bligh, William, 1754-1817
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Epithet: Captain; of Add MS 31865 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000126.0x00033e Bligh was an officer of the British Royal Navy and colonial administrator. He is best known for the famous mutiny that occurred against his command aboard HMAV Bounty. After the Bounty mutiny he became Governor of New South Wales. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1958. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record...
Parkes, Henry, Sir, 1815-1896
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Sir H. Parkes, 1815-1896, entered politics in 1854, and was Premier of New South Wales five times during his political life. From the description of Correspondence [microform]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225845788 Statesman. From the description of Letters. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225757843 ...
