New light on the antarctic voyage of the Hopeful and Rose , 1833

Knowledge of this unsuccessful voyage is somewhat fragmentary, and most of the narrative has been pieced together from correspondence which passed between Messrs Enderby Brothers and the Admiralty. Former writers1 believed that John Biscoe, originally nominated to command the expedition, sailed from...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Polar Record
Main Author: Maling, D. H.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1955
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Biscoe
Antarc*
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400050142
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400050142
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Summary:Knowledge of this unsuccessful voyage is somewhat fragmentary, and most of the narrative has been pieced together from correspondence which passed between Messrs Enderby Brothers and the Admiralty. Former writers1 believed that John Biscoe, originally nominated to command the expedition, sailed from London in the Hopeful . It has also been supposed that Biscoe resigned his command when the ships reached the Falkland Islands.

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