James Weddell

(1787-1834)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Weddell, James, 1787-1834 NRA: Weddell James (1787-1834) Antarctic Explorer DNB: Weddell, James (1787-1834), navigator LBT ID: JaWedde1834 VIAF ID: 24951971 LOC ID: n86841443	B/BAP: 1787-08-24 DIED: 1834-09-09
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English navigator who published A Voyage towards the South Pole (1825); the Weddell Sea is named for him.
REFERENCES TO WORKS BY James Weddell: A Voyage towards the South Pole, performed in the years 1822-24: containing an Examination of the Antarctic Sea, to the Seventy-fourth Degree of Latitude, and a Visit to Tierra del Fuego, with a Particular Account of the Inhabitants, to which is added much useful Information on the Coasting Navigation of Cape Horn and the adjacent Lands, with Charts of Harbours, &c.. Found 1. Display Records