Robert Tyndall (surveyor)

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Robert Tyndall
Historical marker for Gloucester Point, Virginia
Historical marker for Tyndall's Point, Virginia
Other namesRobarte Tindall (Latin), "Captain Tindol"[1] "Master Thomas Sedan"[2] (see Identity)
Occupation(s)Mariner, surveyor
Known forMapping environs of Jamestown, Virginia

Robert Tyndall or Tindall (fl. 1608) was a mariner (sea captain) and a surveyor in the Colony of Virginia. He is notable for sailing to Virginia several times, and exploring the Chesapeake Bay, coastlines, and rivers with Christopher Newport, John Smith, and Samuel Argall.

  1. ^ Barbour, Philip L. “Captain George Kendall: Mutineer or Intelligencer?” The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 70, no. 3, 1962, pp. 297–313. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/4246865. Accessed 23 Sept. 2024.
  2. ^ "she-philosopher.com: Gallery exhibit (1608 Chart of James River)". www.she-philosopher.com.