Greenvile Collins | |
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Born | 1643 |
Died | c. 25 March 1694 |
Service | Royal Navy |
Rank | Captain |
Known for | Great Britain's Coasting Pilot |
Greenvile Collins (c. 1643[citation needed] – c. 25 March 1694) (also spelt Greenvill or Greenville) was an officer of the Royal Navy and prominent hydrographer, who compiled Great Britain's Coasting Pilot, the first survey of the country's coast undertaken by a Briton.[citation needed]