His famous voyage to the Antarctic(1839-43) on HMS Erebus resulted in a six-volume flora of Antarctica, New Zealand, and Tasmania that attracted the attention of Charles DARWIN.

• 在这次旅行中，他写的六部有关南极洲、新西兰、塔斯美尼亚等地的植物志，引起了查尔斯达尔文的关注。