George Vancouver

George Vancouver

Lahir	(1757-06-22)22 Juni 1757 King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
Meninggal	10 Mei 1798(1798-05-10) (umur 40) Petersham, Surrey, England
Pekerjaan	Perwira Angkatan Laut
Tanda tangan

Kapten George Vancouver RN (22 Juni 1757 – 10 Mei 1798) adalah seorang perwira Inggris dari Angkatan Laut Britania Raya, yang terkenal dengan ekspedisi 1791-95, yang menjelajahi dan memetakan wilayah Pantai Pasifik barat laut Amerika Utara, termasuk pantai-pantai Alaska, British Columbia, Washington dan Oregon. Ia juga menjelajahi Kepulauan Hawaii dan pantai barat daya Australia.

Karya oleh George Vancouver

Voyage Of Discovery To The North Pacific Ocean, And Round The World In The Years 1791–95, by George Vancouver ISBN 0-7812-5100-1. Ditulis asli oleh Vancouver dan diselesaikan oleh saudara laki-lakinya John dan diterbitkan tahun 1798.
- Disunting pada tahun 1984 oleh W. Kaye Lamb dan dinamai-ulang The Voyage of George Vancouver 1791–1795; diterbitkan oleh Hakluyt Society di London, England.

Bacaan lainnya

Madness, Betrayal and the Lash: The Epic Voyage of Captain George Vancouver by Stephen R. Bown. Published by Douglas & McIntyre 2008.
Vancouver A Life: 1757–1798 by George Godwin. Published by D. Appleton and Company, 1931.
Adventures in Two Hemispheres Including Captain Vancouver's Voyage by James Stirrat Marshall and Carrie Marshall. Published by Telex Printing Service, 1955.
The Life and Voyages of Captain George Vancouver by Bern Anderson. Published by University of Washington Press, 1966.
Captain Vancouver: A Portrait of His Life by Alison Gifford. Published by St. James Press, 1986.
Journal of the Voyages of the H.M.S. Discovery and Chatham by Thomas Manby. Published by Ye Galleon Press, 1988.
Vancouver's Voyage: Charting the Northwest Coast, 1791–1795 by Robin Fisher and Gary Fiegehen. Published by Douglas & McIntyre, 1992.
On Stormy Seas, The Triumphs and Torments of Captain George Vancouver by B. Guild Gillespie. Published by Horsdal & Schubart, 1992.
Captain Vancouver: North-West Navigator by E.C. Coleman. Published by Tempus, 2007.
Sailing with Vancouver: A Modern Sea Dog, Antique Charts and a Voyage Through Time by Sam McKinney. Published by Touchwood Editions, 2004.
The Early Exploration of Inland Washington Waters: Journals and Logs from Six Expeditions, 1786–1792 edited by Richard W. Blumenthal. Published by McFarland & Company, 2004.
A Discovery Journal: George Vancouver's First Survey Season – 1792 by John E. Roberts. Published by Trafford Publishing, 2005.
With Vancouver in Inland Washington Waters: Journals of 12 Crewmen April–June 1792 edited by Richard W. Blumenthal. Published by McFarland & Company, 2007.

Pranala luar

Wikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai George Vancouver.

(Inggris) Captain Vancouver – Arsip Catatan mengenai Keluarga Vancouver Diarsipkan 2009-09-17 di Wayback Machine.
(Inggris) Catatan Pemakaman dan Pernikahan Keluarga Vancouver - All Saints' Church, King's Lynn Diarsipkan 2009-09-17 di Wayback Machine.
(Inggris) Biografi di Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Diarsipkan 2012-10-16 di Wayback Machine.
(Inggris) George Vancouver (1757–1798), Explorer Diarsipkan 2007-09-30 di Wayback Machine., ilustrasi di Galeri Potret Nasional.
(Inggris) Discoverers Web Diarsipkan 2009-07-13 di Wayback Machine.
(Inggris) The True Meaning of Vancouver Diarsipkan 2005-11-12 di Wayback Machine. – Etimologi namanya.
(Inggris) Vancouver, Sebuah Teori Lainnya Diarsipkan 2008-10-12 di Wayback Machine.
(Inggris) Web exhibit of two letters by George Vancouver and his commission to 4th Lieutenant Diarsipkan 2007-09-27 di Wayback Machine.
(Inggris) Gary Little's interactive Google map showing the path Vancouver followed during his 11-day survey of the southwest coast of British Columbia Diarsipkan 2007-10-09 di Wayback Machine.
(Inggris) Coevorden: What connection does Vancouver have with Coevorden, an industrial town of about 20,000 in the northeast Netherlands? Diarsipkan 2011-06-10 di Wayback Machine.- The History of Metropolitan Vancouver website. (Retrieved on 11 June 2007)