911097
- TitleCaptain John Biscoe papers, 1830-1893
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- Call numberMLMSS 1676
- Level of descriptionfonds
- Date
1830-1893 - Type of material
- Reference code911097
- Issue CopyMicrofilm : CY 494
- Physical Description1 volume of textual material
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
John Biscoe, sea captain and explorer, commanded the 1830-1832 Enderby Brothers Antarctic Expedition on the Tula and Lively, came to Sydney with family in the Superb in 1837, sailed in the Marian Watson 1839-1840 and subsequently moved to Hobart in 1840. Biscoe died at sea on his way home to London in 1843 - Scope and ContentThis collection includes pictorial material:
ITEM 1
Terrel Di Hugo [Tierra del Fuego ?], undated watercolour / possibly by John Biscoe
ITEM 2
Mrs John Biscoe, ca. 1872 / photograph by J.F. Blenner-Hasset, Islington & Pentonville - Description source
Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (1-233C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011 - Name
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