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He sailed back to England in 1832. Weddell died on 9 September 1834 at the age of forty-seven. Although perhaps less affluent and famous than might be expected, he died in his house at Norfolk Street off the Strand in London. He was buried in the churchyard of St Clement Danes in the Strand, very close to his home.
James Weddell (ur. 24 sierpnia 1787 w Ostendzie, zm. 9 września 1834 w Londynie) – brytyjski żeglarz, wielorybnik i łowca fok, eksplorator Antarktyki. Weddell dowodził trzema wyprawami do Antarktyki – kolejno w latach 1819–1821, 1821–1822 i 1822–1824.
James Weddell (born Aug. 24, 1787, Ostend, Austrian Netherlands—died Sept. 9, 1834, London) was a British explorer and seal hunter who set a record for navigation into the Antarctic and for whom the Weddell Sea is named.
16 kwi 2022 · James Weddell conscientiously explored the coasts of South Orkney, moved further east towards the South Sandwich Islands, but found no new land and finally ordered course south. He promised each sailor a whopping £10 reward if they discovered new land – which led to some false alarms.
The voyage that set Weddell’s mark on Antarctic history sailed down the Thames on Friday 13 September 1822. Directly after the inauspicious date, while still in English waters there was a collision and Jane was damaged. The vessels sailed to the South Orkneys but found few seals—and they were unlike any that Weddell had seen before.
Weddell died penniless in Norfolk Street, off the Strand, London on 9 September 1834. He is remembered by Weddell Island (formerly Swan Island) in the Falklands and by the Weddell Sea in the Antarctic.
James Weddell (1787–1834) a self-taught navigator, started his sailing career aged 9 and later led several voyages towards the Antarctic. This book, first published in 1825, is his account of the voyage of the Jane, which went on a sealing trip to the Falklands and beyond, but turned back before reaching Antarctica itself.
