A voyage to Kerguelen in the sealer Edward in 1897–98

• Published in: Polar Record
• Main Author: Evans, Hugh B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1973
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; Ecology; Geography, Planning and Development; Kerguelen; Polar Record
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400063877; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400063877

Charles Rowlands, a tea planter and a cousin of mine, decided to finance a sealing expedition from Australia to Kerguelen [Iles Kerguelen], and since he could not go himself he gave me the opportunity of looking after his interests. I went out in the P&O steamer China , all expenses paid. I left England in the middle of 1897 and arrived in Australia in the early spring. I was paid £100, with all expenses. I shared the officers' cabin and was not to be allowed to do crew duties. I was 22 years old at the time.