John Biscoe's Voyage Round the World, 1830–1833

James Reid (1795?–1850?)

“…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.…”

John Biscoe, Master Mariner 1794–1843

“…There is no known portrait of Biscoe. Tula is sketched (presumably by Biscoe) in the British Library copy of his journal (Add MS 15716); the drawing is reproduced here as Fig l,and there is a reconstruction of Tula in Jones (1971). The British Library copy of the journal also includes views of the South Sandwich Islands, Enderby Land and Adelaide Island all reproduced in Savours (1964) and there is a fuller discussion of the voyage in Savours (1982).…”

“…In his same letter to Beaufort, written on 10 April from the South Shetland Islands, Biscoe repeated his firm belief that 'this land and that seen last year [Enderby Land] forms the head lands of a Southern Continent', continuing 'I submit to you that there is a great field for Discovery in these Southern Regions, which would much benefit Science and Navigation.' 3 Jones (1971) gives fuller details of these explorations in his longer and more complete account of the voyage.…”