R.H. Major

R.H. Major
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Born	1818
Died	1891
Occupation	geographer librarian
Society Membership membership ESL paper only ? clubs Athenaeum Club

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Richard Henry Major (October 3, 1818 – June 25, 1891) was a geographer and map librarian who curated the map collection of the British Museum from 1844 until his retirement in 1880. During that time he published a number of books related to maps or documents of historical significance. From 1849 until 1858, he was the Secretary of the Hakluyt Society

Member of the Athenaeum Club from 1870

Publications

External Publications

Notes upon Russia by Sigismund von Herberstein; English translation and preface by R.H. Major (1851) Early Voyages to Terra Australis (1859)[2] Further Facts Relating To The Early Discovery Of Australia With Supplementary Observations On The Same Subject The Discovery Of Australia By The Portuguese In 1601 (1861) Memoir on a mappemonde by Leonardo da Vinci, being the earliest map hitherto known containing the name of America The Life of Prince Henry of Portugal, Surnamed the Navigator, and its Results (1868) The Voyages of the Venetian Brothers Nicolò and Antonio Zeno (1873) India in the Fifteenth Century

House Publications

Native Australian traditions