Abstract

Pity the poor person whose name has an unusual spelling. Such was the fate of Joseph Whidbey [1757 – 1833], a member of the Royal Navy who circumnavigated the globe between 1791 and 1795 with the Vancouver Expedition. He became famous as a naval engineer, and in 1805 was elected as a Fellow of the […]

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