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1838-1839
Logbooks of the schooner ELIZA SCOTT on the discovery of the Balleny Islands and the first sighting of Antarctica comprising logbook of Captain John Balleney, Jul 1838-May 1839 and logbook of Balleny's chief mate, William Moore, 1838-1839. The voyage went from London to New Zealand, sighted Antarctica and then on to Madagascar.
Balleney , John , [1770-1842] , merchant navy officer and Antarctic discoverer Moore , William , fl 1838-1839 , chief mate on the ELIZA SCOTT