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| - Captain George Dixon RN (1755? – 1800) was an English sea captain and explorer. He served under Captain Cook in his third expedition, where he learned about the commercial possibilities along the northwest coast of North America. After the end of Cook's expedition, Dixon became a captain in the Royal Navy. History has not served Dixon well; for he is the least known of those who served and or were taught by Captain Cook and is only rarely mentioned in history books and when he is; he is relegated to a minor figure who is overshadowed by Bligh and Cook. Bligh is not only well known for the Mutiny but also members of his crew got the American Revolution underway by firing the first shots at Lexington and Bligh himself became a Governor of Australia.In 1782 George Dixon was engaged by William Bolts, and the Wiener Zeitung of 29 June 1782 carried a report from Fiume that, “in the early days of this month, Mr. von Bolts, Director of the Triestine East India Company, together with the English captain, Mr. Digson, arrived in this city”. George Dixon wrote in the introduction to his account of the voyage he made for the Etches Company to the North West Coast in 1785-1788:So early as 1781, William Bolts, Esq; fitted out the Cobenzell, an armed ship of 700 tons, for the North-West Coast of America. She was to have sailed from Trieste under Imperial colours, and was equally fitted out for trade or discovery: men of eminence in every department of science were engaged on board; all the maritime Courts of Europe were written to, in order to secure a good reception for these vessels, at their respective ports, and favourable answers were returned; yet, after all, this expedition, so exceedingly promising in every point of view, was overcome by a set of interested men, then in power in Vienna. The Triestine Society sent the Cobenzell in September 1783 on a commercial voyage to the Malabar Coast and China by way of the Cape of Good Hope. After leaving Trieste, she proceeded to Marseilles, where she took in the principal part of her cargo and departed that port in December. Apparently, Bolts still wished to carry out his North West Coast venture in connection with this voyage, and asked George Dixon to participate. However, Dixon went back to England, where he attempted to interest Sir Joseph Banks and English merchants in the North West Coast fur trade. This resulted in the formation of the Etches consortium, of which Dixon became a member with appointment as captain of the Queen Charlotte. The similarity is notable between the plan of the consortium and that elaborated by Bolts, which was apparently communicated to them by Dixon. In 1785 Dixon became a partner in Richard Cadman Etches and Company, commonly called the King George’s Sound Company with the purpose of developing the fur trade in present day Canada. In the autumn of 1785 Dixon commanded the exploration ship Queen Charlotte. In the summers of 1786 and 1787 Dixon explored the shores of present-day British Columbia. He spent the intervening winter in the Hawaiian Islands, where he became the first European to visit the island of Molokai. His chief areas of exploration were the Queen Charlotte Islands and Queen Charlotte Sound, Port Mulgrave, Norfolk Bay, and the Dixon Entrance. While not the first European to explore the region of the Queen Charlotte Islands, he was the first to realize they were islands and not part of the mainland. After visiting China and selling his cargo, he returned to England in 1788 and published, in 1799, A Voyage Round the World, but More Particularly to the North-West Coast of America. The book was a collection of descriptive letters by William Beresford, his cargo officer, and valuable charts and appendices by Dixon. There was a controversy between Dixon and John Meares, another explorer who had published a book claiming credit for discoveries Dixon thought were made by others. This controversy resulted in three pamphlets by Dixon and Meares denouncing each other. In retrospect, history seems to support Dixon's view that Meares was dishonest in his claims. There was a George Dixon who taught navigation at Gosport, England and wrote a treatise entitled The Navigator's Assistant in 1791. This may or may not be the same George Dixon. (en)
- Le Capitaine George Dixon (1755? – 1800) est un officier de marine Britannique et un explorateur. Il servit sous les ordres de James Cook dans sa troisième expédition où il découvrit les possibilités de commercer sur la côte nord-ouest d'Amérique du Nord. A la fin de l'expédition Cook, Dixon devint capitaine de la Royal Navy. En 1785, il devint partenaire dans la Richard Cadman Etches and Company, communément appelée la King George’s Sound Company dont le but était de développer le commerce de fourrure dans l'actuel Canada. A l'automne 1785, Dixon commanda le navire d'exploration Queen Charlotte. Durant les étés de 1786 et 1787, il explora les côtes de l'actuelle Colombie-Britannique. Il passe l'hiver 1786-1787 dans les îles Hawaii, où il devint le premier Européen à visiter l'île de Molokai. Sa principale découverte furent sur la côte nord-américaine, les îles de la Reine-Charlotte et le bassin de la Reine-Charlotte (nommées d'après le nom de son navire), Port Mulgrave, Norfolk Bay et l'Entrée Dixon, un détroit qui porte désormais son nom. Après avoir visité la Chine et vendu son navire, il retourna en Angleterre en 1788 et publia en 1799, A Voyage Round the World, but More Particularly to the North-West Coast of America. Le livre rassemblait les lettres descriptives écrites par William Beresford, son commissaire de bord et des cartes et annexes de Dixon. Il y eut une controverse entre Dixon et John Meares, un autre explorateur Britannique, qui avait publié un livre s'accordant le crédit de découvertes que Dixon attribuait à d'autres. Cette controverses se traduisit par trois pamphlets de Dixon et Meares où ils s'accusaient mutuellement. Rétrospectivement, l'histoire semble donner raison à Dixon et considérer Meares comme malhonnête dans les découvertes qu'il s'attribuait. Il existe un certain George Dixon qui enseignait la navigation à Gosport en Angleterre et qui écrivit un traité intitulé The Navigator's Assistant en 1791 sans qu'il soit possible de dire s'il s'agit ou non du même Dixon. L'histoire n'a pas été très reconnaissante envers George Dixon; Il est moins connu que ceux qui servirent et furent formés par le capitaine Cook et est assez rarement mentionné dans les livres d'histoire, souvent relégué comme une figure mineure derrière Bligh par exemple. (fr)
- O capitão George Dixon (1755? – 1800) foi um oficial da Royal Navy e um explorador britânico. Serviu sob as ordens de James Cook na sua terceira expedição onde descobriu as possibilidades de comércio com a costa noroeste da América do Norte. Com o final da expedição, Dixon tornou-se capitão da Royal Navy. Em 1785, torna-se parceiro da Richard Cadman Etches and Company, mais conhecida como King George’s Sound Company com o fim de desenvolver o comércio de peles no actual Canadá. No Outono de 1785, Dixon comandou o navio de exploração Queen Charlotte. Nos Verões de 1786 e 1787, explorou as costas da actual Colúmbia Britânica. Passou o Inverno de 1786-1787 no Hawaii, tendo sido o primeiro europeu a visitar a ilha de Molokai. A sua principal descoberta foi feita na costa norte-americana: as ilhas da Rainha Carlota, Port Mulgrave, Baía de Norfolk e a Entrada Dixon. Visitou também a China onde vendeu o seu navio, e regressou a Ingleterra em 1788. Publicou em 1799, A Voyage Round the World, but More Particularly to the North-West Coast of America. (pt)
- George Dixon (* 1755?; † 1800) war ein britischer Seefahrer, Offizier und Entdecker. Dixon diente unter Captain Cook in dessen dritter Expedition, wo er die kaufmännischen Möglichkeiten an der Nordwestküste Amerikas kennenlernte. Nach dem Ende von Cooks Expedition wurde Dixon Kapitän in der Royal Navy. Vom Herbst 1785 bis 1788 führte er zusammen mit Nathaniel Portlock das Kommando über die Schiffe HMS King George und HMS Queen Charlotte im Dienste der Gesellschaft King George's Sound Company of London.In den Sommern der Jahre 1786 und 1787 erforschte er die Küsten des heutigen Britisch-Kolumbien, wo er vorhatte, einen Pelzhandel zu eröffnen. Er verbrachte einen Winter auf den Hawaiischen Inseln, wo er der erste Europäer war, der die Insel Molokaʻi besuchte. Seine hauptsächlichen Entdeckungen waren die Queen Charlotte Islands, der Queen Charlotte Sound, Port Mulgrave, Norfolk Bay, und der Dixon Entrance. Nachdem er in China war, wo er seine Ladung Pelze verkaufte, kehrte er 1788 nach England zurück und publizierte Voyage of Meares, The Navigator's Assistant (1791) und 1799 das Buch A Voyage Round the World, but More Particlarly to the North-West Coast of America. Es gab eine Kontroverse zwischen Dixon und John Meares, einem anderen Seefahrer, der ein Buch mit Entdeckungen Dixons als die Seinen ausgegeben haben soll. Der Streit endete damit, dass sich Dixon und Meares öffentlich in Pamphleten denunzierten. Retrospektiv gesehen, hatte Dixon mit seiner Ansicht Recht. (de)
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