Thomas ap Catesby Jones
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Thomas ap Catesby Jones was a United States Navy officer who served in the War of 1812 and Mexican–American War.
Portrait of Jones
Battle of Lake Borgne, Louisiana
Grave of Thomas ap Catesby Jones in the cemetery of the Lewinsville Presbyterian Church, Lewinsville, Virginia
The United States Exploring Expedition of 1838–1842 was an exploring and surveying expedition of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding lands conducted by the United States. The original appointed commandi
Thomas ap Catesby Jones
…to New York in October 1827, she was decommissioned and broken up in 1828. She was rebuilt as Peacock (1828), to serve as an exploration ship of the United States Exploring Expedition. Jones was to have commanded the expedition, but lack of funding delayed the expedition until 1838, by which time he had resigned the appointment. In…
The USS Vincennes at Disappointment Bay in early 1840
Andes near Alparmarca, Peru: Sketched from an Elevation of 16,000 Feet, an illustration by Alfred Agate
The Peacock after hitting the bar of the Columbia River near Cape Disappointment in Washington state