Impression
Copper impression of a personal seal, commemorating James Weddell's Antarctic voyage of 1822-24. It depicts the cutter 'Beaufoy' and brig 'Jane' amid ice floes and penguins. Inscription: 'JANE AND BEAUFOY', 'LAT.74.15 SOU.LONG.36.16W'.
Object Details
ID: | SEC0286 |
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Type: | Impression |
Display location: | Not on display |
Places: | Antarctica |
Events: | Antarctic Exploration: Sealing voyage of James Weddell, 1822-1824 |
Vessels: | Beaufoy (1803); Jane fl.1822 |
Date made: | 1823 |
People: | Sandwich, Earl of; Weddell, James |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Overall: 27 mm x 22 mm |