Robert Moresby

Robert Moresby was a cartographer (1794–1854). He died at Southampton.

Robert Moresby in brief

Born
1794
Died
1854
Known for
cartographer
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Catalogued works

1 work under this name is catalogued by Wellcome Collection.

Professional and other correspondence, dated 1794-1944, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Moresby, John (1830–1922), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Port Moresby indigenous staff residence - Allotment 12, Section 13, Satin Street, Hohola, Port Moresby, June 1962, 2021. Moresby, Sir Fairfax (1786–1877), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018. Port Moresby, c.1960, 2021. Staff - Groups - Branches - Port Moresby - Opening of Port Moresby Branch - Includes Barry James, Brendan Kelly, Peter Gibson & Denise Regan - 18 August 1960, 2023.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 4 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 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 17 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1794Robert Moresby born.
  2. 1794Professional and other correspondence (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1854Robert Moresby died at Southampton.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Moresby, John (1830–1922), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Moresby, Sir Fairfax (1786–1877), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Port Moresby indigenous staff residence - Allotment 12, Section 13, Satin Street, Hohola, Port Moresby, June 1962, 2021

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Port Moresby, c.1960, 2021

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Staff - Groups - Branches - Port Moresby - Opening of Port Moresby Branch - Includes Barry James, Brendan Kelly, Peter Gibson & Denise Regan - 18 August 1960, 2023

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Robert Moresby.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q7347790: Robert Moresby

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  8. 8.

    “Robert Moresby”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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