Captain Abraham Bristow and the Auckland Islands

Jones, A. G. E.

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“…Pigs were the earliest introduction, having been landed in October 1807 by the London sealer Abraham Bristow aboard Sarah (Jones 1970). By 1840 they ‘had become very numerous’ (Ross 1847: 150).…”

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History of exotic terrestrial mammals in Antarctic regions

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2011

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A concise account of exotic terrestrial mammals known to have been introduced in Antarctica and the 19 peri-Antarctic islands is provided. This includes the entire region currently relevant to the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research. Of the 24 introduced species 10 are extant at one or more locations in 2011. Some species have had a widespread distribution and others are represented by one, or a few, individuals. The majority arrived as deliberate introductions but that of some was adventitious. Details of their dates of introduction, current status, and indications of environmental effects, are tabulated. Current eradication programmes are noted.

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Section: Auckland Islandsmentioning

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History of exotic terrestrial mammals in Antarctic regions

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2011

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“…93–96). Their father had already encouraged his captains not only to hunt whales but also to go on voyages of discovery – for example, Abraham Bristow (c. 1771–1846) had discovered the sub-Antarctic Auckland Islands in August 1806 (Jones, 1970). At that time, unlike later, both could be successfully combined, as the number of whales and seals was still large enough.…”

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James Reid (1795?–1850?)

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2023

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Much has been written about the so-called Franklin expedition (1845–52?), but not about the master mariners, who joined as “Greenland pilots,” as experienced whaling masters on Royal Navy expeditions were usually called in the 19th century. Having been on no Royal Navy expeditions before, next to nothing was known about Scottish whaling master James Reid, the ice master of HMS Erebus in Franklin’s expedition. Putting together all the available biographical information about him for the first time, the goal of this article is not only to tell who he was but also to tell how and why he joined the expedition, and as far as this is possible to say – what he experienced in its course.

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Captain Abraham Bristow and the Auckland Islands

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History of exotic terrestrial mammals in Antarctic regions

History of exotic terrestrial mammals in Antarctic regions

James Reid (1795?–1850?)

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