Richard Henry Major

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Richard Henry Major (1818–1891) was a geographer and map librarian who curated the map collection of the British Museum from 1844 until his retirement in 1880. During that time he published a number of books related to maps or documents of historical significance.

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  • Notes Upon Russia (1851)
  • Early Voyages to Terra Australis (1859)
  • Further Facts Relating To The Early Discovery Of Australia With Supplementary Observations On The Same Subject
  • The Discovery Of Australia By The Portuguese In 1601 (1861)
  • Memoir on a mappemonde by Leonardo da Vinci, being the earliest map hitherto known containing the name of America
  • The Life of Prince Henry of Portugal, Surnamed the Navigator, and its Results (1868)
  • The Voyages of the Venetian Brothers Nicolò and Antonio Zeno (1873)
  • India in the Fifteenth Century

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