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Title: | T.A.B. Spratt (1811-88) and his contribution to Maltese geology |
Authors: | Zammit Maempel, George |
Keywords: | Great Britain. Royal Navy Mediterranean Sea -- Description and travel Geology -- Malta -- History -- 19th century Hydrography -- History -- 19th century Navigation -- History -- 19th century Malta -- Description and travel Graves, Thomas, 1802-1856 Forbes, Edward, 1815-1854 Spratt, Thomas Abel Brimage, 1811-1888 Spratt, Thomas Abel Brimage, 1811-1888 -- Career in hydrography Naturalists -- History -- 19th century Ships -- History -- 19th century Crimean War, 1853-1856 Suez Canal (Egypt) Malta -- History -- British occupation, 1800-1964 |
Issue Date: | 1986 |
Publisher: | Malta Historical Society |
Citation: | Zammit Maempel, G. (1986). T.A.B. Spratt (1811-88) and his contribution to Maltese geology. Melita Historica, 9(3), 271-308. |
Abstract: | Zammit Maempel follows the travels of Thomas Spratt, in the company of his colleagues Thomas Graves and Edward Forbes, around the Mediterranean aboard a vessel named "Beacon". The purpose of the three accomplished individuals was to carry out studies related to geology and one of the countries involved was Malta. |
URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/40369 |
Appears in Collections: | MH, Volume 9, No. 3 (1986) MH, Volume 9, No. 3 (1986)
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