He is best known for his claim that Tasmania's north-west coast was "quite impenetrable and totally uninhabitable".
وأشهر ما عرف عنه لقوله بأن الساحل الشمالي الغربي لتسمانيا كان "لا يمكن اختراقها تماما وغير صالحة للسكن تماما".