Basil Hall

Home > ... > People > History > Explorers, Travelers, and Conquerors: Biographies > ...

Essential reading Compare
side-by-side The Oxford Companion to American Literature The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Basil Hall

Basil Hall 1788-1844, British naval officer and traveler. In the service from 1802 to 1823, he commanded vessels on scientific assignments and voyages of exploration. He wrote of them in his Account of a Voyage of Discovery to the West Coast of Corea and the Great Loo-Choo (1818); in Extracts from a Journal Written on the Coasts of Chile, Peru, and Mexico (2 vol., 1823, repr. 1968); and in Fragments of Voyages and Travels (1831-33), in three series, each series in three volumes. After leaving the navy he traveled in the United States, his Travels in North America (3 vol., 1829) forming a valuable description of America.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1E1-Hall-Bas" title="Facts and information about Basil Hall">Basil Hall</a>

Give this article a thumbs-up on StumbleUpon

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

"Basil Hall." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 19 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Basil Hall." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (December 19, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Hall-Bas.html

"Basil Hall." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Retrieved December 19, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Hall-Bas.html

Learn more about citation styles

Hall, Basil

The Oxford Companion to American Literature | 1995 | | Â© The Oxford Companion to American Literature 1995, originally published by Oxford University Press 1995. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Hall, Basil (1788–1844), British naval officer and traveler, whose three‐volume Travels in North America (1829) aroused much protest in the U.S. because of its Tory view of the crude democratic society. The Aristocratic Journey (1931) is a collection of the letters which his wife, Margaret H. Hall, wrote during this trip.

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/.aspx#1O123-HallBasil" title="Facts and information about Basil Hall">Basil Hall</a>

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

MLA
Chicago
APA

James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Hall, Basil." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. Oxford University Press. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 19 Dec. 2009 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Hall, Basil." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. Oxford University Press. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (December 19, 2009). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-HallBasil.html

James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Hall, Basil." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. Oxford University Press. 1995. Retrieved December 19, 2009 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-HallBasil.html

Learn more about citation styles

Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Basil Bunting on Poetry.(Review) Magazine article from: New Criterion; 12/1/2000
	Basil's tales to be published at last - readers vote for cover picture. Newspaper article from: Evening Courier (Halifax, England); 6/14/2007
	County Hall welcomes your calls on potholes. Newspaper article from: Bedfordshire Times & Citizen (Bedford, England); 4/29/2007

Facts and information from other sites

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, and more

	OBITUARIES : The Rev Professor Basil Hall Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 1/2/1996; 689 words ; Basil Hall was one of the finest Church historians in...Reformation without Tarrying for Theology". Hall realised that one could not understand the...smile which showed no malice. George Yule Basil Hall, church historian, priest: born Ryton...
	Charging Jadeeda Wins Basil Hall by 1 Length; Overcomes Bad Weather, Goldminer's Dream Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/14/1994; ; 546 words ; ...from making a bold move in the stretch today to win the Basil Hall Stakes for three-year-olds on the turf at Pimlico. The storm arrived just three minutes before the Basil Hall and was gone several minutes after the race. Whether...
	D. Guilford Noses Out Oops I Am in Basil Hall Stakes Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/19/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...career, burst to the lead and rebuffed a courageous rally by Oops I Am in the final grassy furlong to win the $56,200 Basil Hall Stakes for the second consecutive year. It was third straight victory and 32nd overall for D. Guilford, a clean...
	Soul diva joins Freestyle, Basil at Webster Hall Newspaper article from: Filipino Reporter; 9/30/2004; 611 words ; ...has two regular shows on GMA 7. On Nov. 19, the Queen of Soul will join the legendary Basil Valdez as guest artists at Freestyle's concert at Webster Hall in Manhattan. Article copyright Filipino Reporter. V.32;
	Cancer is a bigger bully than Basil Fawlty, and I always fight the bullies; EXCLUSIVE: TV'S BRIAN HALL OPENS HIS HEART TO.(Features) Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 7/15/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...tear. Maybe it's because to me, cancer is a bully and I hate bullies. I've dealt with them before - notably that awful Basil Fawlty in my role as Terry the chef in the second series of Fawlty Towers. In fact, the only rows and upsets I've had in...
	culture: Northern bard of Sixties still inspires; Lee Hall, above, the writer of Billy Elliot and The Pitmen Painters, explains his fascination with poet Basil Bunting.(Features) Newspaper article from: The Journal (Newcastle, England); 2/28/2009; 700+ words ; ...generation of poets were influenced. Basil had an extraordinary life and...talks about in his writing. Lee Hall's programme can be heard on BBC Radio 4 tonight at 8pm. BASIL BUNTING: A LIFE Born in Scotswood...Harrison in 1970.; FRIENDSHIP Basil Bunting in Italy, in the 1930s...
	BASIL EYES PRO BALL ST. X STAR MAY BYPASS COLLEGE.(SPORTS) Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 4/14/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...contributor St. Xavier catcher Jason Basil found a lot to like about Georgia...power. And he likes head coach Danny Hall. So Basil signed to play there next season...professional baseball,'' said Basil. ''If it comes along this year...
	Nippy Basil played with rhythmHe was well tuned with an eye for goals.(Sports) Newspaper article from: Post (South Africa); 5/30/2007; 700+ words ; ...spent over an hour researching Basil's Clarivette's past through...short history of my grandpa Basil Clarivette," he wrote...held at the (Durban) City Hall. "He won many trophies during...would not have revealed that Basil was a lead guitarist, added...
	West Virginia women's coach Basil resigns News Wire article from: University Wire; 3/6/2001; ; 551 words ; ...support during my time here." Basil, a Elkins, W.Va., native...named into the Randolph County Hall of Fame. In Basil's first season as the head coach...former players, the very best," Basil said. Pastilong indicated that...
	Ahoy there for basil's boom-tastic adventure Newspaper article from: Gloucestershire Echo, The; 10/19/2007; 467 words ; ...swashbuckling adventure during half-term week. Basil and friends are at The Roses, Tewkesbury for Basil Brush in Basil Of The Caribbean next Friday. Shows are...Monday. At 10am and 2pm at the Methodist Hall, children aged between five and seven...