Lost & Found: 96. Belcher, Admiral Sir Edward (1799-1877)

Abstract

Sir Edward Belcher is perhaps predominantly remembered for his much criticised search for Sir John Franklin in the Arctic and for the monographs produced on the zoological material collected during the surveying voyages of H.M.S. Samarang and H.M.S. Sulphur, which he commanded. One of Belcher's interests appears to have been in geology (he was elected a Fellow of the Geological Society early in his career and a number of his descriptive notes appear in the Proceedings.) The only extant geological specimens I have traced are a few Arctic fossils in the British Museum (Natural History). I would be most interested in information on any of his scientific pursuits or...