Thomas Graves (naturalist)
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Thomas Graves was an officer of the Royal Navy and naturalist who worked extensively as a surveyor in the Mediterranean.
View of Harbour and Town of Çeşme, from Admiralty Chart No 1635, Surveyed 1837
Admiralty Chart No 53 Lough Neagh surveyed and sounded by Lieut. Thomas Graves, Published 1835
Thomas Abel Brimage Spratt
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Thomas Abel Brimage Spratt was an English vice-admiral, hydrographer, and geologist.
Thomas Graves (naturalist)
…began in 1836 when as lieutenant-commander he was given charge of his own ship, HMS Mastiff. His next Mediterranean command was in 1841 on HMS Beacon. Thomas Abel Brimage Spratt was serving officer on both ships and on the Beacon he was joined by Edward Forbes and William Thompson. Early in 1841 his friend Captain Graves, of…
"Captain Thos. A. B. Spratt RN" (annotation) Carte de visite by Schembri & Zahra, Malta, ca 1860s.
Woodway Cottage in 1825, birthplace of Thomas Spratt.