GB 0402 AHM - MARKHAM, Adm Sir Albert Hastings (1841-1918)

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GB 0402 AHM 1876-1880 Collection level 1 file and 1 box Markham , Sir , Albert Hastings , 1841-1918 , Knight , naval officer and Arctic explorer , Admiral

Born, 1841; educated at home and at Eastman's Royal Naval Academy, Southsea; entered the Royal Navy, 1856; served eight years on the China station; served in the Mediterranean and then on the Australian station; took advantage of a period of leave to sail as second mate in the whaler ARCTIC to Davis Strait and Baffin's Bay in order to study ice conditions, 1873; commanded HMS ALERT in the Arctic expedition under George Strong Nares, 1875-1876; accompanied Sir Henry Gore-Booth on a cruise to Novaya Zemlya, 1879; surveyed ice conditions in Hudson Strait and Bay, 1886; served in the Pacific, 1879-1882; captain of HMS VERNON, the naval torpedo school at Portsmouth, 1883-1886; commodore of the training squadron, 891-1892; second in command of the Mediterranean squadron under Sir George Tryon, 1892; commander-in-chief at the Nore, 1901-1904; retired from the navy, 1906; died, 1918.

Publications: A Whaling Cruise to Baffin's Bay (1874).

A Polar Reconnaissance(1879)

Received by the RGS, 1951 and 1985.

Correspondence of Sir Albert Hastings Markham, 1876-1880, including letters to Mr Isbister, on the subject of the publication of his book The great frozen sea, Apr 1878-Sep 1880, together with a letter from Clements R Markham on the same topic, 22 May 1878 and letter from Markham to 'Mammie' from HMS ALERT, 26 Oct 1876.

As outlined in Scope and Content.

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English

Hand list and card index.

Prepared by an archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: Oxford DNB.

ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.

25 October 2001; Oct 2008. Geography Arctic regions Polar regions Geographical exploration Climatic zones Markham , Sir , Albert Hastings , 1841-1918 , Knight , naval officer and Arctic explorer , Admiral Markham , Sir , Clements Robert , 1830-1916 , Knight , geographer

Received by the RGS, 1951 and 1985.

Correspondence of Sir Albert Hastings Markham, 1876-1880, including letters to Mr Isbister, on the subject of the publication of his book The great frozen sea, Apr 1878-Sep 1880, together with a letter from Clements R Markham on the same topic, 22 May 1878 and letter from Markham to 'Mammie' from HMS ALERT, 26 Oct 1876.

As outlined in Scope and Content.

Accessed 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.

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.

• English

• Latin

English

Hand list and card index.

ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA.

• English