The first expeditions to Antarctica (2008) - Milhaud Maps

This map, created by Bourrichon for Wikimedia Commons in 2008, shows the first expeditions that saw or approached Antarctica. James Cook, despite appearing on this map, did not arrive on any of his trips to see the southern continent. On the second trip, the one represented on the map, arrived further south than any other explorer until that one, traversing the Antarctic polar circle, but without seeing land. The one that did see Antarctica was …