Francis Rawdon Chesney
Francis Rawdon Chesney was a British explorer, writer, botanist, botanical collector and scientific collector (1789–1872). He was born at Northern Ireland and died at Newry and Mourne.
Also recorded as Chesney.
Francis Rawdon Chesney in brief
- Born
- 1789
- Died
- 1872
- Known for
- explorer, writer, botanist, botanical collector and scientific collector
- Place of birth
- Northern Ireland
Contents
Catalogued works
21 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1850 to 1965.
Das Türkische Reich in historisch-statistischen Schilderungen. Observations of the past and present state of fire-arms. Observations of Fire Arms. Reports on the navigation of the Euphrates. Narrative of the Euphrates expedition... during the years 1835,1836 and 1837, dated 1868. Narrative of the Euphrates Expedition. The Russo-Turkish campaigns of 1828 and 1829. The expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, carried on by order of the British Government in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837; preceded by geographical and historical notices of the regions situated between the rivers Nile and Indus. Observations on the Past and Present State of Fire-Arms, and on the Probable Effects in War of the New Musket. Narrative of the Euphrates expedition ... 1835, 1836, and 1837, dated 1868. The expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, carried on by order of the British Government in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837. The expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris carried on by order of the British government, in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837 preceded by geographical and historical notices of the regions situated between the rivers Nile and Indus infour volumes, dated 1850. The expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, carried on by order of the British government, in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837, dated 1850. Report on the Euphrates Valley Railway, dated 1857. The Russo-Turkish campaigns of 1828 and 1829: with a view of the present state of affairs in the East, dated 1854. The expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, dated 1850. Wave #1, dated n.d., intaglio on cream wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1962.416. Tribulation, dated 1965, etching, aquatint, sugar lift etching on white wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1966.67. Dark, Dark Land, dated n.d., brush and black, gray and brown wash, on cream japanese paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1962.124. M0002334: Reproduction of an oval-shaped portrait of Francis Rawdon Chesney (1789-1872), also known as Colonel Chesney, British general and explorer, dated 08 September 1931, held by Wellcome Collection. The expedition for the survey of the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, carried on by order of the British Government in the years 1835, 1836, and 1837; preceded by geographical and historical notices of the regions situated between the rivers Nile and Indus / In four volumes. By Lieut.-Colonel Chesney. v.1-2., dated 1850, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.
The Art Institute of Chicago: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Chesney, Francis Rawdon (1789–1872), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Chesney, Francis Rawdon, Dictionary of Irish Biography, 2009. Chesney, Francis Rawdon (1789–1872), army officer and explorer, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. Chesney, Lieut-Col Clement Hope Rawdon, (23 July 1883–17 Oct. 1962), Who Was Who, 2007. Francis Rawdon Chesney: A Reappraisal of His Work on the Euphrates Route, The Historian, 1949.
Digitised editions and texts
5 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
Das türkische Reich in historisch-statistischen Schilderungen (1854) — Internet Archive. The Russo-Turkish campaigns of 1828 and 1829 (1854) — Internet Archive. Observations on the past and present state of fire-arms, and on the probable effects in war of ... (1852) — Internet Archive. The Russo-Turkish Campaigns of 1828 and 1829: With a View of the Present State of Affairs in the ... (1854) — Internet Archive. The Russo-Turkish Campaigns of 1828 and 1829: With a View of the Present ... (1854) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 13 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Francis Rawdon Chesney studied at Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. the recorded working language is English.
Membership is recorded of Royal Society and Royal Geographical Society.
Distinctions recorded are Fellow of the Royal Society, Founder’s Medal and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
Chronology
- 1789Francis Rawdon Chesney born at Northern Ireland.
- 1852Observations on the past and present state of fire-arms, and on the probable effects in war of ... digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1854Das türkische Reich in historisch-statistischen Schilderungen digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1854The Russo-Turkish campaigns of 1828 and 1829 digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1854The Russo-Turkish Campaigns of 1828 and 1829: With a View of the Present State of Affairs in the ... digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1854The Russo-Turkish Campaigns of 1828 and 1829: With a View of the Present ... digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1868Narrative of the Euphrates expedition... during the years 1835,1836 and 1837.
- 1872Francis Rawdon Chesney died at Newry and Mourne.
Sources
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- 1.
“Francis Rawdon Chesney”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q708134: Francis Rawdon Chesney
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Elsewhere in Books
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