Please see the linked article below about Charles Wilkes sailing the USS Vincennes to Antarctica in 1840:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/scien...=pocket-newtab
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Please see the linked article below about Charles Wilkes sailing the USS Vincennes to Antarctica in 1840:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/scien...=pocket-newtab
A very enlightening article Bill, and certainly not one in British history books!
Thanks for posting.
Rob.
Yes, thank you for sharing that article, Bill. :thumbsup: