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Hydrographic instructions for Captain George Richards, about to proceed to Vancouver's Island
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1857 [photocopied 1971] (Creation)
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- Great Britain. Admiralty
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1 cm of textual records (7 pages)
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The Board of Admiralty was responsible for the civil administration of the Royal Navy. In 1964, a unified Ministry of Defence replaced the Board of Admiralty.
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Photocopy presented by R.W. Sandilands, Victoria, B.C., 1971.
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The item consists of a photocopied version of the "Hydrographic instructions for Captain George Richards, about to proceed to Vancouver's Island," March, 1857. The instructions from the British Admiralty were for Captain Richards, in command of the survey vessel Plumper, to make a detailed survey of the waters between Vancouver Island and the American mainland, to help determine the location of the international boundary through the San Juan Islands.
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Original held in British Hydrographic Office, Taunton, England.
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Accession number(s): GR-0284
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- Richards, Sir George Henry, 1820-1896 (Subject)
- Great Britain. Royal Navy (Subject)
- Plumper (Ship) (Subject)
- Great Britain. Admiralty (Subject)