Allan Crawford
Biographic Data
| ID | 3753105 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Allan Crawford |
| GIVEN NAMES | Allan |
| FAMILY NAME | Crawford |
| SIGNATURE | CRAWFORD A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1939 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Tristan da Cunha and the 'Roaring Forties
Establishment of the South African meteorological station on Marion Island, 1947–48
Between 1939 and 1945, plans were afoot in the Union of South Africa for the establishment of meteorological stations on Gough Island in the South Atlantic, and on one of the Prince Edward Islands in the southern Indian Ocean. Shortage of shipping and staff caused these plans to be shelved in 1945. In 1947, Field-Marshal Smuts, who was then Prime Minister of the Union, decided to annex the Prince Edward Islands without delay. These islands, which…
I Went to Tristan
Map-Making on Tristan da Cunha
THE first survey of Tristan da Cunha was made in 1852, when Captain Denham, r.n., f.r.s., was sent to the island in H.M.S. Herald. With the assistance of the steam tender H.M.S. Torch, he made a running survey. The two ships steamed round the island, taking what bearings they could, and sketched in the rest. Although the resultant chart was characteristic of the excellence of Captain Denham's work, it did not give a true detailed coast line. To o…
Tristan da Cunha and the 'Roaring Forties
I Went to Tristan
Establishment of the South African meteorological station on Marion Island, 1947–48
Between 1939 and 1945, plans were afoot in the Union of South Africa for the establishment of meteorological stations on Gough Island in the South Atlantic, and on one of the Prince Edward Islands in the southern Indian Ocean. Shortage of shipping and staff caused these plans to be shelved in 1945. In 1947, Field-Marshal Smuts, who was then Prime Minister of the Union, decided to annex the Prince Edward Islands without delay. These islands, which…
Map-Making on Tristan da Cunha
THE first survey of Tristan da Cunha was made in 1852, when Captain Denham, r.n., f.r.s., was sent to the island in H.M.S. Herald. With the assistance of the steam tender H.M.S. Torch, he made a running survey. The two ships steamed round the island, taking what bearings they could, and sketched in the rest. Although the resultant chart was characteristic of the excellence of Captain Denham's work, it did not give a true detailed coast line. To o…
I Went to Tristan
Establishment of the South African meteorological station on Marion Island, 1947–48
Between 1939 and 1945, plans were afoot in the Union of South Africa for the establishment of meteorological stations on Gough Island in the South Atlantic, and on one of the Prince Edward Islands in the southern Indian Ocean. Shortage of shipping and staff caused these plans to be shelved in 1945. In 1947, Field-Marshal Smuts, who was then Prime Minister of the Union, decided to annex the Prince Edward Islands without delay. These islands, which…
Tristan da Cunha and the 'Roaring Forties
Geography (4 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Geology (2 works) · Geology (2 works) · History (2 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (2 works) · Ancient history (1 works) · Annexation (1 works) · Cartography (1 works) · Ceremony (1 works)