Henry Roberts
Illustration — Portrait of Captain Henry Roberts by Thomas Gainsborough. Henry Roberts (1756–1796), a native to Shoreham, Sussex, was an officer in the Royal Navy who served with Captain Cook on his last two voyages. Roberts served as lieutenant on Cook's HMS Discovery, where he was entrusted with many hydrographic and cartographic tasks, and also met then-midshipman George Vancouver.
Henry Roberts
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- 1756
- Died
- 1796
- Occupation
- cartographer
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Illustration — Portrait of Captain Henry Roberts by Thomas Gainsborough. Henry Roberts (1756–1796), a native to Shoreham, Sussex, was an officer in the Royal Navy who served with Captain Cook on his last two voyages. Roberts served as lieutenant on Cook's HMS Discovery, where he was entrusted with many hydrographic and cartographic tasks, and also met then-midshipman George Vancouver.
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Henry Roberts (1756–1796) was a cartographer.
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- 1.Naish, John. The Interwoven Lives of George Vancouver, Archibald Menzies, Joseph Whidbey and Peter Puget: The Vancouver Voyage of 1791–1795. The Edward Mellen Press, Ltd. 1996. 0-7734-8857-X.
- 2.Kentish Gazette - Friday 08 January 1790 - https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000235/17900108/018/0004
- 3.Hampshire Chronicle - Monday 14 November 1791 - https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000230/17911114/010/0003
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