Frederick Hasselborough

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Frederick Hasselborough
Born1780?
Died4 November, 1810
Perseverance Harbour [1]
NationalityBritish
Occupation explorer
Known fordiscovering Campbell and Macquarie Island

Frederick Hasselborough, whose surname is also spelled Hasselburgh and Hasselburg, was an Australian sealer from Sydney who discovered Campbell (4 January 1810) [2] and Macquarie Islands (11 July 1810). [3] [4]

On 4 November 1810, Hasselborough drowned in Perseverance Harbour when the jolly boat he was travelling in capsized in the wind. A woman and boy in the same boat were also killed while three men survived. Hasselborough's body was not recovered. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Entwisle, Peter (2005). Taka: A Vignette Life of William Tucker 1784-1817: Convict, Sealer, Trader in Human Heads, Otago Settler, New Zealand's First Art Dealer. Port Daniel Press. p. 73. ISBN   978-0-473-10098-8.
  2. ↑ Mills, William James (2003). Exploring polar frontiers: a historical encyclopedia. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. ISBN   9781576074220.
  3. ↑ Rubin, Jeff (2005). Antarctica. Lonely Planet. p. 170. ISBN   1-74059-094-5 . Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  4. ↑ Scott, Keith (1993). The Australian Geographic book of Antarctica. Terrey Hills, New South Wales: Australian Geographic. p. 14. ISBN   1-86276-010-1.


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