Birth of John Briscoe
Birth of John Briscoe
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John Biscoe Biography and Timeline
Follow John Biscoe through 13 dated historical records for Great Britain.
John Biscoe, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
13Distinct records
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1794–1843Years on this page
1794
1830
Antarctic Expedition
Samuel Enderby & Sons appoint Biscoe master of the brig Tula and leader of an expedition to seek new sealing grounds in the Southern Ocean, accompanied by the cutter Lively
1831
Discovery of Antarctica
Sights bare mountain tops through the ocean ice and correctly surmises that they are part of a continent, naming the area Enderby Land in honour of his patrons
Discovery of Enderby Land
The expedition sights bare mountain tops through the ocean ice and Biscoe correctly surmises that they are part of a continent and names the area Enderby Land in honour of his patrons
Discovery of Antarctica
Spots a headland which he names Cape Ann; the mountain atop the headland is later named Mount Biscoe
Discovery of Cape Ann
A headland is spotted, which Biscoe names Cape Ann; the mountain atop the headland would later be named Mount Biscoe
Discovery of Mount Briscoe
A headland is spotted, which Biscoe names Cape Ann; the mountain atop the headland would later be named Mount Biscoe
1832
Discovery of Adelaide Island
Discovers the Adelaide Island
Discovery of Antarctica
Lands on Anvers Island and reports a more extensive coastline, naming the region Graham Land after Sir James Graham, First Lord of the Admiralty
Discovery of Anvers Island
Biscoe lands on Anvers Island and claims to have sighted the mainland of the Antarctic continent
Discovery of Graham Land
A more extensive coastline is spotted, surmising again that he had encountered a continent, Biscoe names the area "Graham Land", after First Lord of the Admiralty Sir James Graham
Circumnavigation
Charts new Antarctic coastline and by the end of April becomes one of the earliest navigators to circumnavigate Antarctic waters after Cook and Bellingshausen
1843
Death of John Biscoe
Death of John Briscoe
Records, sources and methodology
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