BASIL HALL
\bˈazə͡l hˈɔːl], \bˈazəl hˈɔːl], \b_ˈa_z_əl h_ˈɔː_l]\
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A British naval officer and traveler; born at Edinburgh, Dec. 31, 1788; died at Portsmouth, England, Sept. 11, 1844 He accompanied Lord Amherst's embassy to China (1815-17), assisting in important explorations of the eastern seas; and visited the United States in 1827. He wrote: "Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea, etc". (1818); "Travels in North America" (1829); "Fragments of Voyages and Travels" (1831-33), his best work; and others.
By Charles Dudley Warner