Sayer Bay (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)
Sayer Bay (The name as it would appear on a map)
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Feature type: Bay
This name originates from United Kingdom. It is part of the Gazetteer of the British Antarctic Territory and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.
Bay on the north-east coast of Coronation Island, between Crown Head and Cape Bennett.
Named for Robert Sayer (1725-1794) a leading publisher and seller of maps and maritime charts in Georgian Britain. Notable as the publisher of the North American Pilot (1775), which included important charts made by Captain James Cook. On his death, the firm was taken over by employees Robert Laurie and James Whittle as Laurie and Whittle Ltd. forerunner of independent chart publishers Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd. Named in association with Rochette Point, Norie Bay and Whittle Point.
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