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John Yeomans ( - )

Sea captain operating in the North West part of North America. He donated to the Ashmolean Museum "a canoe--perhaps a model rather than full-sized, to judge from the fact that it came complete with a native occupant" (MacGregor, 1). Relevant locations: Lived at or near Bristol, Bristol
Workplace or place of business Canada, North America
 Relationships: John Yeomans was a donor to Ashmolean Museum (1683-)

 Linked print sources: as Mentions or references - Ashmolean Museum Oxford: Manuscript Catalogues of the Early Museum Collections, 1683-1886 (Part I).
 References in Documents:
MS Book of Benefactors (MacGregor, ed.)

John Yeomans, citizen of Bristol and ship's captain, trading in north-western America, bought a boat peculiar to these parts commonly known as a canoe, which carries a single oarsman dressed up in rough clothing, is equipped with paddles and a harpoon, and is guided by a tutelary god. He decided to anchor it in this most beautiful of places.