John Biscoe, Master Mariner 1794–1843

Savours, Ann

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“…Hence, whalers and sealers from the 1790s had sought respite in the cove and other parts of the Derwent Estuary prior to, or after, their voyages south. John Biscoe arrived in Hobart in 1831 after his circumnavigation of the Antarctic continent and discovery of Enderby Land (Savours 1966). The expeditions of Dumont d'Urville (1837-1840) and then Ross andCrozier (1839-1843), came to Hobart for its splendid port as well as its proximity to the Antarctic (Wood 2020).…”

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Mawson and Amundsen in Hobart: issues in the making of an Antarctic gateway

Williamson

2024

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<p>This paper examines some aspects of the growth of Hobart as an Antarctic gateway. Indigenous Tasmanians used the sheltered waterways of the Derwent Estuary as a base for maritime journeys into Storm Bay and beyond. After European colonisation of Tasmania (1803), the creation of Hobart as a major port for Antarctic and Southern Ocean exploration was then slowly built across more than a century of development. From the early nineteenth century, to the years before World War I, sealing and whaling vessels entered the Southern Ocean and some began to focus on the exploration of Antarctica. However, despite these many visits – including Douglas Mawson‘s Australasian Antarctic Expedition (1911–1914) and Roald Amundsen’s Norwegian Antarctic Expedition (1910–1912) – the port of Hobart was not fully established as a significant hub for Antarctic exploration and science until well after the “Heroic Era” and the Australian Government had decided to establish scientific bases on the southern continent. This paper contributes to the discussion of the historical growth of Antarctic-focused port cities.</p>

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Mawson and Amundsen in Hobart: issues in the making of an Antarctic gateway

Williamson

2024

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“…At that time, unlike later, both could be successfully combined, as the number of whales and seals was still large enough. The 1830-1833 voyage, which brought fame and glory to the Enderbys because Captain John Biscoes (1794-1843) not only circumnavigated Antarctica but also sighted unknown sections of its coast, which he named after his employers, was already a complete commercial failure (Jones, 1964(Jones, , 1971Savours 1964Savours , 1970Savours , 1982Savours , 1983Savours , 2021. But this did not make the Enderbys change their minds.…”

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James Reid (1795?–1850?)

Schuster

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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Antarctic Sector of the Pacific

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John Biscoe, Master Mariner 1794–1843

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Mawson and Amundsen in Hobart: issues in the making of an Antarctic gateway

Mawson and Amundsen in Hobart: issues in the making of an Antarctic gateway

James Reid (1795?–1850?)

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