Bransfield, British Expedition

• MS 355/1;MSM Chart, Georges Bay [King George Island], undated
• MS 355/2;MSM Chart, western South Shetland Islands, undated [Showing Trinity Land, Hope Island and land to south, Clarence Island and north coast of Elephant Island and Seal Islands] photocopy

The British Expedition 1919-1920 (Captain William Smith with Edward Bransfield as the senior Naval man onboard) visited and surveyed the South Shetland Islands. Bransfield charted a portion of mainland Antarctica when the northwestern coast of the Antarctic Peninsular was discovered on 30 January 1820. This expedition was mounted after William Smith onboard Williams had first sighted the South Shetland Islands then confirmed the sighting on two previous mercantile voyages to Valparaiso, Chile.

A diary of the expedition by midshipman C W Poynter has been published by the Hakluyt Society. The Discovery of the South Shetland Islands ed by R J Campbell, series III volume IV, London (2000) ISBN 090418062z available at the Institute, Library shelf ()91(08)[1819-1820]

These charts are copies.

See SPRI collection GB 015 William Henry Goddard for charts compiled during one of the mercantile voyages by the Williams.

The original charts are held by the Admiralty Hydrographic Department, (1982) pressmark, S90 1 shelf Ael and pressmark, S92 Shelf Ael respectively.

A diary of the expedition by midshipman C W Poynter has been published by the Hakluyt Society. The Discovery of the South Shetland Islands ed by R J Campbell, series III volume IV, London (2000) ISBN 090418062z available at the Institute, Library shelf ()91(08)[1819-1820]