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 Dictionary of Indian Biography G to I

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Date transcribed2011-04-00
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

Surnames  Horsburgh    
First Name(s)  James    
Year of Birth  1762    
Year of Death  1836    
Entry  Captain : born Sep. 23, 1762, of humble parents : went to sea at 16 : went to Calcutta after 1780 : served as mate in ships trading thence from 1784 : wrecked, through error in a chart : while engaged on voyages to China, and from Bombay, he collected information and studied navigation : made several charts of Eastern waters : in command of a ship, 1798, made voyages between England, India and China, and kept barometrical observations : published more charts and his Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies, etc., 1809-11, a work noted for its accuracy and utility, still the basis of the East India Directory : F.R.S. in 1806 : hydrographer to the E.I. Co. in 1810 : his works were regarded as invaluable safeguards to life and property in the Eastern regions : contributed scientific writings to Magazines : died May 14, 1836     
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