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Biographical entry Dalrymple, Alexander (1737 - 1808)
FRS
- Born
- 24 July 1737
New Hailes, Scotland - Died
- 19 June 1808
- Occupation
- Hydrographer and Geographer
Summary
Alexander Dalrymple, an employee of the East India Co. from 1752, published a number of books about the unexplored Pacific area and was recommended as 'particularly suitable' for the mission to the Pacific to observe the transit of Venus in 1769.
Archival resources
National Library of Australia Manuscript Collection
Published resources
Books
- Dalrymple, Alexander, An Account of the Discoveries Made in the South Pacifick Ocean, Hordern House for the Australian National Maritime Museum, Potts Point, 1996, various pagings pp. Details
Online Resources
- National Library of Australia, 'Dalrymple, Alexander', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1143845. Details
McCarthy, G.J.
Created: 20 October 1993, Last modified: 26 July 2006
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