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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.
16 kwi 2022 · James Weddell turned back to merchant shipping in the Atlantic and to Tasmania, because the seal stocks in the Antarctic had been so decimated in the meantime that a hunting voyage was hardly worthwhile anymore. In 1829, the “Jane” had to be decommissioned due to a leak in the Azores.
James Weddell FRSE (24 August 1787 – 9 September 1834) was a British sailor, navigator and seal hunter who in February 1823 sailed to latitude of 74° 15′ S—a record 7.69 degrees or 532 statute miles south of the Antarctic Circle —and into a region of the Southern Ocean that later became known as the Weddell Sea.
James Weddell FRSE (24 August 1787 – 9 September 1834) was a British sailor, navigator and seal hunter who in February 1823 sailed to latitude of 74° 15′ S—a record 7.69 degrees or 532 statute miles south of the Antarctic Circle—and into a region of the Southern Ocean that later became known as the Weddell Sea.
weddell, james 1787 - 1834 from United States (also Belgium) sealer and explorer, appears to have been born either in Ostend, Belgium or Massachusetts, the son of an upholsterer by trade, who migrated from his native Lanarkshire to London and his wife Sarah, née Pease.
27 sty 2024 · Is this your ancestor? Explore genealogy for James Weddell born 1787 Ostend, Essex, England died 1834 London, England, United Kingdom including parents + 1 photos + more in the free family tree community.
The collection comprises of material relating to Weddell's voyages south including the British Sealing Voyage, 1820-1821 and the British Sealing and Exploratory Voyage, 1822-1824, (both led by Weddell), correspondence by Weddell and biographical notes on him and the Weddell family.
