Edward Belcher
✓ Source-basedfallingBritish naval officer, hydrographer and explorer (1799-1877)
Historical FiguresLived 1799 to 1877 · aged 78
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Sir Edward Belcher was a British naval officer, hydrographer, and explorer.
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Belcher's map of Hong Kong after surveying the island in 1841, shortly before it became a British colony in 1842.![HMS North Star destroying Pomare's Pā, 1845. Painting by John Williams.[4]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/WilliamsNorthStar1845.jpg/1280px-WilliamsNorthStar1845.jpg)
HMS North Star destroying Pomare's Pā, 1845. Painting by John Williams.[4]
HMS Resolute and Intrepid winter quarters, Melville Island, 1852-53
HMS Assistance and Pioneer breaking out of winter quarters, 1854Awards 2
Historical Figures born in the 1790s 6
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Historical Figures
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Lived 1799 to 1877 · aged 78
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