George Vancouver

George Vancouver
Lahir	(1757-06-22)22 Juni 1757 King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
Meninggal	10 Mei 1798(1798-05-10) (umur 40) Petersham, Surrey, England
Pekerjaan	Perwira Angkatan Laut
Tanda tangan

Kapten George Vancouver RN (22 Juni 1757 – 10 Mei 1798) adalah seorang perwira Inggris dari Angkatan Laut Britania Raya, yang terkenal dengan ekspedisi 1791-95, yang menjelajahi dan memetakan wilayah Pantai Pasifik barat laut Amerika Utara, termasuk pantai-pantai Alaska, British Columbia, Washington dan Oregon. Ia juga menjelajahi Kepulauan Hawaii dan pantai barat daya Australia.

Karya oleh George Vancouver

• Voyage Of Discovery To The North Pacific Ocean, And Round The World In The Years 1791–95, by George Vancouver ISBN 0-7812-5100-1. Ditulis asli oleh Vancouver dan diselesaikan oleh saudara laki-lakinya John dan diterbitkan tahun 1798.
  • Disunting pada tahun 1984 oleh W. Kaye Lamb dan dinamai-ulang The Voyage of George Vancouver 1791–1795; diterbitkan oleh Hakluyt Society di London, England.

Bacaan lainnya

• Madness, Betrayal and the Lash: The Epic Voyage of Captain George Vancouver by Stephen R. Bown. Published by Douglas & McIntyre 2008.
• Vancouver A Life: 1757–1798 by George Godwin. Published by D. Appleton and Company, 1931.
• Adventures in Two Hemispheres Including Captain Vancouver's Voyage by James Stirrat Marshall and Carrie Marshall. Published by Telex Printing Service, 1955.
• The Life and Voyages of Captain George Vancouver by Bern Anderson. Published by University of Washington Press, 1966.
• Captain Vancouver: A Portrait of His Life by Alison Gifford. Published by St. James Press, 1986.
• Journal of the Voyages of the H.M.S. Discovery and Chatham by Thomas Manby. Published by Ye Galleon Press, 1988.
• Vancouver's Voyage: Charting the Northwest Coast, 1791–1795 by Robin Fisher and Gary Fiegehen. Published by Douglas & McIntyre, 1992.
• On Stormy Seas, The Triumphs and Torments of Captain George Vancouver by B. Guild Gillespie. Published by Horsdal & Schubart, 1992.
• Captain Vancouver: North-West Navigator by E.C. Coleman. Published by Tempus, 2007.
• Sailing with Vancouver: A Modern Sea Dog, Antique Charts and a Voyage Through Time by Sam McKinney. Published by Touchwood Editions, 2004.
• The Early Exploration of Inland Washington Waters: Journals and Logs from Six Expeditions, 1786–1792 edited by Richard W. Blumenthal. Published by McFarland & Company, 2004.
• A Discovery Journal: George Vancouver's First Survey Season – 1792 by John E. Roberts. Published by Trafford Publishing, 2005.
• With Vancouver in Inland Washington Waters: Journals of 12 Crewmen April–June 1792 edited by Richard W. Blumenthal. Published by McFarland & Company, 2007.

Pranala luar

• (Inggris) Captain Vancouver – Arsip Catatan mengenai Keluarga Vancouver Diarsipkan 2009-09-17 di Wayback Machine.
• (Inggris) Catatan Pemakaman dan Pernikahan Keluarga Vancouver - All Saints' Church, King's Lynn Diarsipkan 2009-09-17 di Wayback Machine.
• (Inggris) Biografi di Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Diarsipkan 2012-10-16 di Wayback Machine.
• (Inggris) George Vancouver (1757–1798), Explorer Diarsipkan 2007-09-30 di Wayback Machine., ilustrasi di Galeri Potret Nasional.
• (Inggris) Discoverers Web Diarsipkan 2009-07-13 di Wayback Machine.
• (Inggris) The True Meaning of Vancouver Diarsipkan 2005-11-12 di Wayback Machine. – Etimologi namanya.
• (Inggris) Vancouver, Sebuah Teori Lainnya Diarsipkan 2008-10-12 di Wayback Machine.
• (Inggris) Web exhibit of two letters by George Vancouver and his commission to 4th Lieutenant Diarsipkan 2007-09-27 di Wayback Machine.
• (Inggris) Gary Little's interactive Google map showing the path Vancouver followed during his 11-day survey of the southwest coast of British Columbia Diarsipkan 2007-10-09 di Wayback Machine.
• (Inggris) Coevorden: What connection does Vancouver have with Coevorden, an industrial town of about 20,000 in the northeast Netherlands? Diarsipkan 2011-06-10 di Wayback Machine.- The History of Metropolitan Vancouver website. (Retrieved on 11 June 2007)

 Laughton, John Knox (1899). "Vancouver, George". Dalam Lee, Sidney. Dictionary of National Biography. 58. London: Smith, Elder & Co.