John Weddell information

John Weddell (1583–1642) was an English sea captain who served for the Muscovy Company and then the East India Company (EIC). From May to August 1617 he...

The Weddell seal (Leptonychotes weddellii) is a relatively large and abundant true seal with a circumpolar distribution surrounding Antarctica. The Weddell...

Weddell Island (Spanish: Isla San José) is one of the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, lying off the southwest extremity of West Falkland. It is...

piracy by Chinese and Japanese nationals. In 1637, An English explorer John Weddell arrive at Macau. Macau's golden age coincided with the union of the Spanish...

William Weddell (13 May 1736 – 30 April 1792) of Newby Hall in the parish of Skelton-on-Ure, near Ripon in the West Riding of Yorkshire, was a British...

his nephew John Weddell of Widdington in 1693 (rather than to his own son whom he suspected of popery) and the property remained in the Weddell family until...

Weddell Settlement is the only settlement on Weddell Island in the Falkland Islands, situated on the east coast of the island at the head of the sheltered...

United Kingdom. The Weddell seal, a "true seal", is named after Sir James Weddell, commander of British sealing expeditions in the Weddell Sea. Antarctic krill...

June 27 – The first English venture to China is attempted by Captain John Weddell, who sails into port in Macau and Canton during the late Ming Dynasty...

Mount Weddell is the summit of Weddell Island in the Falkland Islands. The mountain rises to 383 metres (1,257 ft) and is situated 8 km northeast of Race...

June 27 – The first English venture to China is attempted by Captain John Weddell, who sails into port in Macau and Canton during the late Ming Dynasty...

North American colonies. 27 June – English merchants led by captain John Weddell establish the first trading settlement at Canton. 30 June – William Prynne...

The Barberini Venus, Jenkins Venus or Weddell Venus is a sculpture and copy of the Aphrodite of Cnidus, along the lines of the Venus de Medici. Its torso...

service, who in 1623 went out as master of the Great James with Captain John Weddell, and was in her in the four days' fight with the Portuguese near Ormuz...

Richard Peto FRS. For services to Epidemiology and to Cancer Prevention. John Weddell Robb. Chairman, British Energy plc. For services to the Energy Industry...

the designs of several architects, including John Carr and Robert Adam. The building housed William Weddell's collection of Roman antiquities which he had...

the surname Weddell, with remainder to Thomas Robinson, 2nd Baron Grantham. The Weddells of Newby Hall made some improvements. William Weddell (1736-1792)...