GB 0402 JPA - PALLISER, John (1817-1887)

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GB 0402 JPA

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PALLISER, John (1817-1887)

Fecha(s)

  • 1856-1942 (Creación)

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Volumen y soporte

1 box, 2 files

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Nombre del productor

Historia biográfica

Born, 1817; sheriff of Waterford, 1844; served in the Waterford militia; hunting expedition among the native people of western and north-western America, 1847; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1856-1867; led expedition in Canada to trace the course of the Southern Saskatchewan, evaluate the region for settlement, and exploring the Rockies for a southerly pass to British Columbia, 1857-1860; patron's gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society, 1859; died, 1887.

Publications: Adventures of a Hunter in the Prairies (1853)

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GB 0402 JPA 1856-1942 Collection level 1 box, 2 files Palliser , John , 1817-1887 , geographer and explorer

Born, 1817; sheriff of Waterford, 1844; served in the Waterford militia; hunting expedition among the native people of western and north-western America, 1847; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1856-1867; led expedition in Canada to trace the course of the Southern Saskatchewan, evaluate the region for settlement, and exploring the Rockies for a southerly pass to British Columbia, 1857-1860; patron's gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society, 1859; died, 1887.

Publications: Adventures of a Hunter in the Prairies (1853)

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Correspondence of John Palliser comprising letter to Dr Norton Shaw, 1856; letter to Charles Vaux, 1857; letter to W S W Vaux, 1863; copy of a letter to Charles Vaux, 1857; printed copy of a letter to his father, 17 Jul 1857; correspondence on Palliser including from Purser, Fairholme and Paterson; two photographs and Passes of the Rocky Mountains by J N Wallace, (1927).

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 completing 'application for copies' form. No reproduction without the permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

English

Card index and hand list available in the Foyle Reading Room.

Letters of Palliser are on microfilm in the Public Archives of Canada.

Prepared by an Archives volunteer using existing finding aids. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
Sources: Oxford DNB; The Geographical Journal, Vol. 136, No. 1 (Mar., 1970), pp. 99-100

ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA

21 June 2001; Aug 2008. Geographical exploration Geography Palliser , John , 1817-1887 , geographer and explorer

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Alcance y contenido

Correspondence of John Palliser comprising letter to Dr Norton Shaw, 1856; letter to Charles Vaux, 1857; letter to W S W Vaux, 1863; copy of a letter to Charles Vaux, 1857; printed copy of a letter to his father, 17 Jul 1857; correspondence on Palliser including from Purser, Fairholme and Paterson; two photographs and Passes of the Rocky Mountains by J N Wallace, (1927).

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As outlined in Scope and Content.

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Condiciones de acceso

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.

Condiciones

Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist,and subject to completing 'application for copies' form. No reproduction without the permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.

Idioma del material

  • inglés

Escritura del material

  • latín

Notas sobre las lenguas y escrituras

English

Características físicas y requisitos técnicos

Instrumentos de descripción

Card index and hand list available in the Foyle Reading Room.

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Letters of Palliser are on microfilm in the Public Archives of Canada.

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Royal Geographical Society

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ISAD(G) ed.2, name authority NRA

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  • inglés

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