Henry Roberts (captain)

Henry Roberts (captain)

Henry Roberts (1757- 1796) was an officer in the Royal Navy who served with Captain Cook on his last two voyages.cite book
author=Naish, John
title=The Interwoven Lives of George Vancouver, Archibald Menzies, Joseph Whidbey and Peter Puget: The Vancouver Voyage of 1791-1795
publisher=The Edward Mellen Press, Ltd.
year=1996|id=ISBN 0-7734-8857-X]

Roberts served as lieutenant on Cook's HMS "Discovery", where he was entrusted with many hydrographic and cartographic tasks, and also met then-midshipman George Vancouver. Roberts spent many years after that voyage preparing the detailed charts that went into Cook's posthumous "Atlas".

In 1790, Roberts was appointed to command a newly-built HMS "Discovery" on another round-the-world voyage and selected George Vancouver as his first lieutenant. However, the Nootka Crisis called both men to duty elsewhere, and upon its resolution, Vancouver was given command of the historic voyage.

Vancouver named Point Roberts after Henry Roberts.

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