reports of land to the south of Cape Horn, it was Edward Bransfield whom he appointed in command, supported by three other navy men (master’s mate and two midshipmen). The fact that William Smith (the owner and original master) remained on board as an adviser/pilot has confused some authors, and as she notes this undoubtedly made for a difficult atmosphere. Bransfield’s voyage south from Valparaiso was not swift, but after passing through the South Shetland Islands (which he originally wished to name ‘New South Britain’), he sighted ‘Trinity Land’ (the north-western part of what is now known as the Trinity Peninsula) on Sunday, 30 January 1820, thus by a narrow margin becoming the first person to discover the continent of Antarctica. A remarkable achievement, and no written account can hope to convey the immense stress and strain of navigating a single small wooden sailing ship in those inhospitable and uncharted waters (even in what passes for summer down there), and the skill and constant vigilance required to survive. Unfortunately the author has not been well served by her publishers. For a start they chose to feature a medium-sized barque rigged post-1855 style on the cover, a vessel quite unlike his little brig Williams of 1820. Hidden on the back cover is a fine aerial shot of the forbidding Bransfield Island, which would have made a far more striking and appropriate front cover subject. Once inside the book the absence of even the simplest sketch map is a glaring omission, as it is impossible to follow or appreciate Bransfield’s achievement without reference to one. Moreover editorial input is conspicuously absent throughout, which is unfortunate because its readability would have benefited considerably from an informed critical eye. This is not to say that this is a bad book. It is well researched, well documented and covers interesting ground. Rip Bulkeley’s Bellinghausen and the Russian Antarctic Expedition, 1819–21 (see The Mariner’s Mirror 101:4, 479–80) was awarded the SNR Anderson Medal for 2014, and this provides a useful companion volume on his rival in the Bransfield–Bellinghausen Antarctica discovery controversy. It is also good to see that the two scholars get on so well, and that the Mail on Sunday got the wrong end of the stick (as usual) when the Royal Mail issued a Bransfield commemorative postage stamp. Unfortunately, despite all its merits this publication lacks the necessary ‘ha’penny worth of tar’ to transform it into a really good book. frank scott bognor regis http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00253359.2020.1703405 © Frank Scott

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法国装甲巡洋舰 1887–1932

合恩角南部的土地报告，爱德华布兰斯菲尔德是他的指挥官，由其他三名海军人员（船长的副手和两名见习官）支持。威廉史密斯（船东和原船长）作为顾问/飞行员留在船上的事实让一些作者感到困惑，正如她指出的那样，这无疑造成了一种困难的气氛。布兰斯菲尔德从瓦尔帕莱索向南航行的速度并不快，但在穿过南设得兰群岛（他原本希望将其命名为“新南不列颠”）后，他看到了“三位一体之地”（现在被称为“新南不列颠”）的西北部。三位一体半岛）于 1820 年 1 月 30 日星期日，因此以微弱的优势成为第一个发现南极洲大陆的人。一个了不起的成就，没有任何书面记录能够表达在那些荒凉和未知的水域（即使在那里经历了夏天）中驾驶一艘小型木制帆船的巨大压力和压力，以及生存所需的技能和时刻保持警惕。不幸的是，作者的出版商并没有得到很好的服务。一开始，他们选择在封面上展示一艘 1855 年后风格的中型三桅帆船，这艘船与他 1820 年的小双桅船威廉姆斯非常不同。隐藏在封底上的是令人生畏的布兰斯菲尔德岛的精美空中拍摄，这将制作了一个更加引人注目和合适的封面主题。一旦进入本书，即使是最简单的草图的缺失也是一个明显的遗漏，因为不参考就不可能跟随或欣赏布兰斯菲尔德的成就。此外，自始至终都明显没有编辑输入，这是不幸的，因为它的可读性会大大受益于知情的批判性眼光。这并不是说这是一本不好的书。它经过充分研究，有据可查，涵盖了有趣的领域。Rip Bulkeley 的 Bellinghausen 和俄罗斯南极探险队，1819-21（参见 The Mariner's Mirror 101:4, 479-80）被授予 2014 年的 SNR 安德森奖章，这为他在 Bransfield-Bellinghausen 南极洲的竞争对手提供了有用的配套卷发现争议。很高兴看到这两位学者相处得如此融洽，皇家邮政发行了布兰斯菲尔德纪念邮票时，星期日邮报（像往常一样）弄错了一端。很遗憾，尽管它有所有优点，但该出版物缺乏必要的“半分钱焦油”来将其转变为一本真正的好书。frank scott bognor regis http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00253359.2020.1703405 © Frank Scott