Archibald Blair
Archibald Blair (* before 1771 ; † 1815 in Bayford , Hertfordshire) was a marine surveyor in the British East India Company .
Blair worked mainly in the Indian Ocean. There he named Port Cornwallis on the Andamans , which was later renamed Port Blair . His name also appears on nautical charts as Blair's Harbor , from exploring the South China Sea . His own 1805 records of the Malay Peninsula refer to the site as A Good Harbor , although an earlier map in 1793 referred to it as the Plan of Blair's Harbor .
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- ^ Dawson, LS (1883) Memoirs of Hydrography Part I p.18
- ^ Andaman Society Pioneer Biographies
- ↑ Chart of the Strait of Malacca ( Memento of the original from August 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Blair, Archibald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British marine surveyor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1771 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1815 |
| Place of death | Bayford , Hertfordshire |