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George VancouverKing's Lynn 1757 - Petersham 1798English officer of the British Royal Navy, best known for his 1791-95 expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions (Wikipedia) |
Penelope Reeve
2000 |
TO THE MEMORY OF CAPTAIN GEORGE VANCOUVER, RN.
born king's lynn 1757 died petersham 1798
a great navigator & surveyor
from 1791 to 1795
(To King George III) Captain Vancouver was not undeserving the honour of trust reposed in him; and that he has fulfilled the objective of his commission from your majesty with diligence and fidelity (John Vancouver
The plinth is of stone from the Pacific West Coast Erected in the year 2000 |
Signed: Penelope Reeve 2000
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