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AFTER MANY YEARS.
AN OLD DISCOVERER VINDICATED. .P.e°9 Association —Copyright. (Reed. 1.45 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Jan. 17. Sir Douglas Mawscn, at the National Geographical Society, defender! the achievements of Rear-Admiral Wilkes, Antarctic explorer, in 1840, v. ho was eourt-martialled on account of allegations preferred by fellow-explorer.?. Sir Douglas Mawscn asserted that with few exception, Rear-Admiral Wilkes correctly mapped the Antarctic coastline. The mistakes he made were due to mirages.
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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 116, 18 January 1915, Page 5
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68AFTER MANY YEARS. Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 116, 18 January 1915, Page 5
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