British navigator, explorer and fur trader (c. 1756 – 1809)
John Meares
Lieutenant John Meares. From an engraving after the picture by W. Beechey in Meares' Voyages.
Born
c. 1756
Ireland
Died
29 January 1809
Bath, United Kingdom
John Meares (c. 1756 – 1809) was an English navigator, explorer, and maritime fur trader, best known for his role in the Nootka Crisis, which brought Britain and Spain to the brink of war.
Crisis, which brought Britain and Spain to the brink of war. Meares' father was Charles Meares, "formerly an attorney of great eminence, and for several...
Meares State Scenic Viewpoint with three miles of hiking trails, which includes Cape Meares Light and the Octopus Tree. The cape is named after John Meares...
JohnMeare (c. 1649 – 10 May 1710) was an English clergyman and academic administrator at the University of Oxford. Meare was the son of JohnMeare of...
At the same time, JohnMeares gained possession of Barkley's nautical gear and his journal. Frances Barkley later wrote that Meares, "with the greatest...
fur-trading post founded by Captain Robert Gray. Meares Island is reachable by boat or water taxi. Meares Island became historically significant shortly...
summer Meares and the three ships left. During the winter of 1788–89 Meares was in Guangzhou (Canton), China, where he and others including John Henry...
vessel to make landfall on the Oregon coast near Tillamook, Oregon. JohnMeares claimed that she was the first non-native vessel to circumnavigate Vancouver...
after him. The first generally accepted mention of the pillar was by JohnMeares in 1788. Cape Flattery Washington was the hometown of the fictional characters...
l'Amérique. Des Ventes de la Doué. p. 499–500. Samboangan. JohnMeares (1791). Des Kapitians JohnMeares und des Kapitains William Douglas Reisen nach der Nordwest-Küste...
post and colony on land previously acquired by his business associate JohnMeares. At the end of the summer Martínez abandoned Nootka and took the captured...
of Warm Springs. European fur traders became aware of the falls in 1810. John McLoughlin established a land claim at the falls in the name of the Hudson's...
The Meares Glacier is a large and only tidewater glacier at the head of Unakwik Inlet in Chugach National Forest, Alaska. The front is a wall of white...
Mears or Meares may refer to: Ainslie Meares (1910–1986), Australian psychiatrist and authority on medical hypnotism Anna Meares (born 1983), Australian...
Meares published an account of his Voyages in 1790, which gained widespread attention, especially in light of the developing Nootka Crisis. Meares not...
The ship Iphigenia Nubiana, under Captain William Douglas and owned by JohnMeares, was impounded and the Spanish navy seized two other British ships, including...
acquisition. — JohnMeares, Voyages Made in the Years 1788 and 1789, from China to the North West Coast of America: 2 The next year, Meares had another...
Ludwin; Robert Dennis; Deborah Carver; Alan D. McMillan; Robert Losey; John Clague; Chris Jonientz-Trisler; Janine Bowechop; Jacilee Wray; Karen James...
Survey Geographic Names Information System: Strait of Juan de Fuca says JohnMeares named the strait in 1788, most sources say it was Barkley in 1787, for...
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western coast. Cook claimed it for Great Britain. Maritime fur trader, JohnMeares arrived in 1786 and set up a single-building trading post near the native...