author
Richard Walter
d. 1785
Best known for helping bring one of the great sea voyages of the 18th century to readers, this Royal Navy chaplain turned firsthand experience into a lively account of life at sea. His name is closely linked with the famous narrative of Commodore George Anson’s voyage around the world.
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Anson's Voyage Round the World The Text Reduced
by Richard Walter
About the author
Ordained and educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, he served as chaplain aboard HMS Centurion during Commodore George Anson’s celebrated circumnavigation in the early 1740s. That journey gave him the material for the work he is remembered for most.
In 1748 he published A Voyage Round the World, compiled from Anson’s papers and other materials. The book became the best-known account of the expedition and helped shape how British readers understood one of the era’s most dramatic naval voyages.
He later served as chaplain of Portsmouth Dockyard and died on March 10, 1785. No suitable confirmed portrait was found from the sources reviewed, so no profile image is included.