John Edward Davis (Royal Navy officer)
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John Edward Davis (Royal Navy officer)
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John Edward Davis (1815-1877) was a Royal Navy officer, hydrographic surveyor and artist, noted for his illustrations of the Antarctic voyage of James Clark Ross (1839-1843) and for his expertise in deep-sea sounding. Davis was born in 1815 and entered the Navy in July 1828. From 1831 to 1837 he served on HMS Samarang and HMS Blonde in South America, becoming master's assistant. He spent a period with HMS Beagle surveying parts of the coasts of Chile, Peru and Bolivia. From May 1837 he served on
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