November 1841 "Lieutenant Colonel F.R. Chesney" pp 574–580, published William Curry, Jun. and Company, Dublin. Haim Goren, Dead Sea Level: Science, Exploration and Imperial Interests in the Near East (London, I.B.Tauris, 2011) (Tauris Historical Geography Series). External links gives a description of Chesney's remarkable expedition down the Euphrates. 1789 births 1872 deaths British Army generals Graduates of the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich People from County Down British explorers Fellows of the Royal Society Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society Royal Artillery officers Recipients of the Royal Geographical Society Founder's Medal