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Marriott, Ida (1865 - 1943) |
| Writer and Geographer |
| Born: 11 February 1865 Kelso, New South Wales, Australia. Died: 3 October 1943. |
| Ida Marriott wrote several books on maritime exploration in the Pacific and transcribed a number of journals and logbooks of the navigators in the British Museum and Public Record Office. |
Career Highlights |
| Alternative Names: Lee, Ida (maiden name) |
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Discovered and transcribed logbooks, journals and charts of Pacific explorers in British libraries. Wrote "The Coming of the British to Australia, 1788 to 1829", (1906), |
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