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William Moorcroft (1767 – 27 August 1825) was an English veterinarian and explorer employed by the East India Company. Moorcroft travelled extensively throughout the Himalayas, Tibet and Central Asia, eventually reaching Bukhara, in present-day Uzbekistan.
exploration of Karakoram Range. …travelers such as the Englishmen William Moorcroft, George Trebeck, and Godfrey Thomas Vigne plotted the locations of major rivers, glaciers, and mountains. The extraordinary topography, along with protracted military tensions in the Karakorams between Russia and Britain and more recently between China ...
William Moorcroft was an English explorer who was an East India Company servant who through his travels in the lands north of India came to believe that the Russians posed a threat to British India.
In 1841 Moorcroft's papers were obtained by the Asiatic Society, and published, under the editorship of H. H. Wilson, under the title of Travels in the Himalayan Provinces of Hindustan and the Punjab, in Ladakh and Kashmir, in Peshawur, Kabul, Kunduz and Bokhara, from 1819 to 1825.
- Moorcroft Florian Pattern
- Moorcroft Waratah Pattern
- Hazeldene Moorcroft
- Moorcroft Pottery: Moonlit Blue Pattern
- Moorcroft Eventide Pattern
The Moorcroft ‘Florian’ pattern, in essence what launched the brand’s name, was its first successful style. Production continued on Moorcroft Florian ware until roughly 1906, just after it was showcased at the World’s Fair. The pattern features a variety of blooms, including poppies, irises, and tulips, rendered in relatively soft colors and accent...
The Moorcroft Waratah pattern was introduced in the early 1930s and was designed for export to Australia. It was during this period that Moorcroft began incorporating a wider array of exotic blossoms into his motifs. Given this trend — and this line’s Australian destination — the Waratah pattern prominently features the waratah blossom, which was t...
Hazeldene Moorcroft pottery reflected the studio’s expansion into landscape designs in the 1920s and was created for distribution through the Liberty department store. Featuring stylized trees rendered in shades of soft green and blue set against a cream background, the Hazeldene pattern celebrated an artful balance between organic simplicity and g...
As the name of the style suggests, Moonlit Blue Moorcroft pieces dazzle the eye with a luxurious azure blue ground and blue-green stylized trees similar to those seen in the Hazeldene pattern. The lustrous Moonlit Blue style emerged from the Moorcroft studio in the late 1910s and soared into popularity during the 1920s. It channeled the opulence of...
As a counterbalance to the rich, cool tones of the Moonlit Blue design, the Moorcroft Eventide pattern was introduced just a year later and embraced the warm and earthen hues of a setting sun. In the pattern, the contours of trees rest against vibrant fields of browns, reds, and oranges to convey an intense and enveloping sunset. The landscape moti...
William Moorcroft, 1767 - 1825, pioneer veterinary surgeon, Asian explorer, lived & practised here, 1793 - 1808. Present at the unveiling: Angus Taylor, President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, and Dr Garry Alder, the author of the Moorcroft biography.
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Moorcroft's first trip was to the north-west frontier, where he bought some stock in 1811 and gathered information on culture and politics as well as natural resources. He then explored the course of the Sutlej river with Captain Hyder Young Hearsey.
