SHEDDEN, Robert
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0402 RSH |
Held at | : Royal Geographical Society Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Collections/Collections.htm › |
Full title | : SHEDDEN, Robert |
Date(s) | : 1841-1940 |
Level of description | : Collection level |
Extent | : 1 box: 6 vols and 1 file |
Name of creator(s) | : Shedden | Robert | fl 1844-1850 |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Robert Shedden entered the Royal Navy and served throughout the [British attack on China, (the Opium War), 1840-1842] in which he was severely wounded; bought a schooner yacht, the 'Nancy Dawson', in which he accompanied the search for Sir John Franklin; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1844-1850. Died in Mexico, 1850.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Robert Shedden made during his voyage on the NANCY DAWSON from London to the Bering Strait via Goa and Singapore, 1848-1849, including observations, chronometer ratings and calculations for positions.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Original order
Conditions governing access:
Accessible via The Foyle Reading Room. Free of charge for Fellows, Members and those with valid academic identification. All other users pay a charge and must bring identification in order to register on arrival.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist, and subject to completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
Finding aids:
RGS Archives card indexing system. Hand list available in the Foyle Reading Room.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Bequeathed to the RGS by Robert Shedden, [1850].
Allied Materials
Related material:
RGS Correspondence Block 1851-60: Barraud, Hilton letter about the chronometers bequeathed to RGS by Sheddon.
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Prepared by Archives Volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: Journal of the Royal Geographical Society Vol 20, p. xxxiv, 1850.
Rules or conventions:
ISAD(G) ed. 2.
Date(s) of descriptions:
22 March 2001. Jul 2008.
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