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- 1893-1901 (Creation)
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2 files
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Born, 1869; educated, Farnborough School, 1879-1882 and Sandhurst, 1882-1889; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1893-1901; Scots Guards, 1899; served in Somaliland and Abyssinia, 1894; Foreign Office, Uganda, 1894-1895; took part in Ungoro, Nile and Nandi expeditions where he undertook surveying; awarded the Murchison Grant, 1897; served in West Africa, 1896-1897; Egypt, 1897-1899; Deputy Assistant Adjutant General, South Africa, [1900]-1901; died, 1901.
Publications: Campaigning on the Upper Nile and Niger (1898)
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GB 0402 SVA 1893-1901 collection 2 files Vandeleur , Seymour , 1869-1901 , Lieutenant-Colonel
Born, 1869; educated, Farnborough School, 1879-1882 and Sandhurst, 1882-1889; Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, 1893-1901; Scots Guards, 1899; served in Somaliland and Abyssinia, 1894; Foreign Office, Uganda, 1894-1895; took part in Ungoro, Nile and Nandi expeditions where he undertook surveying; awarded the Murchison Grant, 1897; served in West Africa, 1896-1897; Egypt, 1897-1899; Deputy Assistant Adjutant General, South Africa, [1900]-1901; died, 1901.
Publications: Campaigning on the Upper Nile and Niger (1898)
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Observation files of Maj Seymour Vandeluer, 1893-1901, comprising observations on altitudes and bearings in Uganda, 1895 and observations on altitudes, meteorological observations and bearings, upper Nile and Sudan, 1899.
As outlined in the Scope and Content.
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.
Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist, and subject to the completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without the permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
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RGS Archives: Correspondence Block 1881-1910 (Vandeleur, Major Seymour) - RGS/CB7/91.
Prepared by Archives volunteer using existing card index. Revised by Sarah Drewery.
ISAD(G) ed. 2, name authority NRA.
13th December, 2000; May 2008. Uganda Vandeleur , Seymour , 1869-1901 , Lieutenant-Colonel Surveying Meteorology Meteorological data Geography Geographical data East Africa Sudan Nile, river Africa
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Observation files of Maj Seymour Vandeluer, 1893-1901, comprising observations on altitudes and bearings in Uganda, 1895 and observations on altitudes, meteorological observations and bearings, upper Nile and Sudan, 1899.
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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.
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Photocopying at the discretion of the Archivist, and subject to the completion of 'application for copies' form. No reproduction or publication without the permission of the RGS-IBG Archivist.
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- English
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RGS Archives: Correspondence Block 1881-1910 (Vandeleur, Major Seymour) - RGS/CB7/91.
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ISAD(G) ed. 2, name authority NRA.
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