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Subject: RE: 1847 chart by Capt. Henry Kellett, R.N.
Date: Thu, 3 Sep 2009 21:37:30 +0100
From: Francis Herbert <[log in to unmask]>
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Dear Angie Cope and/or Matthew Parsons,
Having been a little confused by recent responses to this anonymous
patron's original request, today (Thursday in London, England) I decided
to take a look at a book - in which I get a modest credit by its author
(b. 1909) - confident that it would at least provide general contextual
references/sources of possible relevance to the inquirer. And it does:-
San Juan Island : coastal place names and cartographic nomenclature /
Bryce Wood. - Ann Arbor MI : University Microfilms International for
Washington State Historical Society, 1980. - xii,268p. : ill., maps ; 25
cm. - ISBN 0-8357-0526-9
Pages 207-224 - headed 'List of charts' - lists, and often gives a
location for, 108 items (quite distinct from the work's 'Bibliography'
on pp.225-243), beginning with 'British Admiralty Charts'. Item no.1 is
what the anonymous patron surely seeks: 'America. N.W. Coast. Strait of
Juan de Fuca. Surveyed by Captain Henry Kellett, R.N., 1847 [. . .]
London, Admiralty, Jan. 18, 1849 [. . .] Chart 1911.'? Bryce Wood points
out, at the end of this description, that "The surveying was carried out
in the summer of 1846, but the 'fair charts' did not reach the
Hydrographic Office until early in 1847"; this would then legitimately
necessitate about a year for all other associated survey materials to be
synthesized and copper-engraved.
In the light of the fact that the patron has tried "an archive in
England with no success" (which 'archive'?) may I advise he or she
should contact directly the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office
(Archives) in Taunton, Somerset as the most relevant repository of
knowledge in the first instance, c/o Guy Hannaford
[[log in to unmask]]. The National Maritime Museum, The British
Library, and Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) - in London - all
have some pertinent historical hydrographic materials (including
associated sailing directions or 'pilots' by private compilers and
publishers - e.g. A.G. Findlay) for the period. And all can supply images.
PS: Bryce Wood was put in touch (presumable ca 1978-79) with
Hydrographer of the Navy G.H. Richards' great-grandson in Bath "to
peruse the documents of his great-grandfather . . . especially to those
labeled 'Hydrographic. Private.' which are cited several times as
'Channer Documents.' "
Sincerely
(Mr) Francis Herbert (former Curator of Maps, Royal Geographical Society
with IBG)
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Subject: 1847 chart by Capt. Henry Kellett, R.N.
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Subject: 1847 chart by Capt. Henry Kellett, R.N.
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 11:26:59 -0700
From: Matthew Parsons <[log in to unmask]>
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I have a patron doing place name research and would like to know if
anyone has an original chart surveyed by Capt. Henry Kellett, R.N. from
1846/1847? Below is an excerpt (for background) of our dialog thus far
regarding his request:
*Patron reply -* I really need the original 1847 from Kellett. What I'm
trying to do is trace place names from Wilkes through Kellett, then Alden
and finally Richards (which is the first chart below that you reference).
Any idea where I might find Kellett? I've tried BC Archives and an archive
in England with no success.
*UW Map Collection -* There are two nautical chart reprints in our
collection that mention Henry
Kellett’s 1847 surveys. Neither of them are directly BY him, they just say
that they use his survey work
Here are titles, and links to the catalog descriptions:
1.Strait of Juan de Fuca / surveyed by Captain Henry Kellett, R.N., 1847 ;
Haro & Rosario Straits by Captain G.H. Richards, R.N. ; Admiralty Inlet and
Puget Sound by the United States Exploring Expedition, 1841 ; Coast
south of
C. Flattery by the same in 1853.
<http://catalog.lib.washington.edu/record=b4516793~S6>
this description includes a further link to an image “connect to this item
online”
2. North America--West Coast, Strait of Juan de Fuca and the channels
between the continent & Vancouver Id. : showing the boundary line between
British & American possessions / from the Admiralty surveys by Captains H.
Kellett, R.N. 1847, & G.H. Richards, R.N. 1858-62
<http://catalog.lib.washington.edu/record=b4517536~S6>
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