Admiral Sir Richard Collinson KCB (7 November 1811 – 13 September 1883) was an English naval officer and explorer of the Northwest Passage.
Richard Collinson
Naval officer and explorer
Admiral Sir Richard Collinson KCB was an English naval officer and explorer of the Northwest Passage. Wikipedia
Born: November 7, 1811, Gateshead, United Kingdom
Died: September 13, 1883 (age 71 years), Ealing, London, United Kingdom
Parents: Amelia King and John Collinson
Award: Order of the Bath
Books
Journal of H. M. S. Enterprise
Journal of H. M. S. Enterprise - Scholar's Choice Edition
The Three Voyages of Martin Frobisher, in Search of a Passage to Cathaia and India by the North-West, A. D. 1576-8. Reprinted from the First Ed. of Hakluyt's Voyages, with Selections from Manuscript Documents in the British Museum and State Paper Office. B
The China Pilot
1855
The Three Voyages of Martin Frobisher, in Search of a Passage to Cathaia and India by the North-west, A.D. 1576-8. Reprinted From the First Ed. of Hakluyt's Voyages, With Selections From Manuscript Documents in the British Museum and State Paper...
2016
Jounral of H. M. S. Enterprise
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Sir Richard Collinson. (1811-1883), Naval officer and explorer. Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 4 portraits
Admiral; commanded the British Naval Franklin Search Expedition, 1850-1855, to search for Franklin's missing Northwest Passage by way of the Bering Strait.
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