Weddell Collection

Shackleton's Endurance Sinking, November 1915
Shackleton's Endurance sinking in the ice of the Weddell Sea off Antarctica while a sled team looks on, Nov. 1915

Nerine humilis (Pale pink nerine, Nerine pulchella)

Oregon grape, Berberis aquifolium (Fasciculated barberry, Berberis fascicularis)

Emperor penguin chicks (Aptenodytes forsteri), Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), chick and adults, Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Emperor penguin chick and adulta (Aptenodytes forsteri), Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri), chicks in colony, Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica, Polar Regions

Altaic daphne - Altaic daphne, Daphne altaica
FLO4579135 Altaic daphne - Altaic daphne, Daphne altaica

Crimson Jacobean lily, Sprekelia formosissima. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after Edwin Dalton Smith from John Lindley and Robert Sweets Ornamental Flower Garden and Shrubbery, G

The Endurance Crushed in the Ice of the Weddell Sea, October 1915, (oil on canvas)
990895 The Endurance Crushed in the Ice of the Weddell Sea, October 1915, (oil on canvas) by Marston

Harlequin flower, Sparaxis variegata (Variegated flowered synnotia, Synnotia variegata)

Emperor penguin chick and adults (Aptenodytes forsteri), Snow Hill Island, Weddell Sea, Antarctica

Largest purple spring crocus, Crocus vernus var. obovatus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell for Samuel Curtis continuation of William Curtis Botanical Magazine, London, 1821

Common foxglove, Digitalis purpurea (Wooly leaved foxglove, Digitalis tomentosa)

Fine-leaved vetch, Vicia tenuifolia.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn by John Curtis and engraved by Weddell from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, 1820, Samuel Curtis, Walworth, London

Common sugarbush, Protea repens
Common sugarbush or suikerbossie, Protea repens. Honey-bearing protea, Protea mellifera. Native to the Cape, South Africa, introduced by Scottish botanist Francis Masson in 1774

Fothergill's slipper-wort, Calceolaria fothergillii. Aiton. Introduced by Dr John Forthergill

Rose of Mexico, Oenothera rosea
Rosy evening-primrose, rose evening primrose, pink evening primrose, Rose of Mexico, rose-coloured oenothera, Oenothera rosea. Native to Peru, introduced by French botanist Andre Thouin in 1783

Gladiolus orchidiflorus. Winged cornflag, Algoa Bay variety, Gladiolus alatus B

Cypella herbertii
Tiger flower, Cypella herbertii. Mr. George Herbert's tiger-flower, Tigridia herberti. Native to Argentina, flowered for the first time in Europe at Rev

White rain lily, Zephyranthes candida
White rain lily or Peruvian zephyranthes, Zephyranthes candida. Native to Peru and Argentina, drawn at Spofforth nursery

Red leschenaultia, Lechenaultia formosa
Red leschenaultia or handsome lechenaultia, Lechenaultia formosa. Native to Lucky Bay, New South Wales, New Holland (Australia), drawn at Robert Barclay's collection at Bury Hill

Beaked triggerplant, Stylidium adnatum
Beaked triggerplant or one-celled stylidium, Stylidium adnatum. Native to King's George Sound, Australia (New Holland), imported by Robert Barclay

Fountainbush, Psoralea imbricata. Tiled hallia, Hallia imbricata. Native to the Cape, South Africa, sent by James Charles Tate's  Nursery and Botanic Garden in Sloane Street, Chelsea

Oxblood lily, Rhodophiala bifida. Two-cleft habranthus, Habranthus bifidus

Barren strawberry, Waldsteinia geoides
Barren strawberry or avens-like waldsteinia, Waldsteinia geoides. Native of Europe, drawn at the Nathaniel Hodson's Botanic Garden, Bury St. Edmunds

Pink rain lily, Zephyranthes minuta. Striped zephyranthes, Zephyranthes striata

Rosepink zephyr lily, Zephyranthes carinata
Rosepink zephyr lily, pink rain lily, or keeled-leaved zephyranthes, Zephyranthes carinata. Native of Mexico, introduced by Mr

Josephine's lily, Brunsvigia josephinae. Josephine Brunswick-lily, Tate's variety, Brunsvigia josephinae y

Lavender-leaved anthyllis, Anthyllis hermanniae
Lavender-leaved anthyllis or lavender-leaved kidney-vetch, Anthyllis hermanniae. Native of the Levant, Greece, Corsica, etc. sent by Philip Barker Webb from his collection at Godalming

Hybrid camellia, Camellia japonica
Hybrid camellia. Joseph Knight's new Warratah camellia, Camellia japonica var. e. Cross of a warratah/anemony variety and semi-double variety

Slender palm lily, Cordyline stricta
Slender palm lily or narrow-leaved palm lily, Cordyline stricta. Upright dracaena, Dracaena stricta. Native of Australia, drawn at Samuel Brookes Nursery at Ball's Pond

Coast tarweed, Madia sativa
Coast tarweed and Chilean tarweed, Madia sativa. Clammy madia, Madia viscosa

Hippeastrum elegans. Solandra-flowered knight's-star lily, var. 2, Hippeastrum solandriflorum variety. Native to Central and South America, taken from a plant of Mr

Red echeveria, Echeveria coccinea. Scarlet navel-wort, Cotyledon coccinea. Native of Tenerife, provided by Reginald Whitley, Peter Brames and Thomas Milne of Fulham Nursery

Stemless evening primrose, Oenothera triloba. Dandelion-leaved evening-primrose. Native of North America, discovered by Thomas Nuttall, drawn from a plant at Robert Barclay's Bury Hill nursery

Aconitum orientale. Pale-yellow wolf's-bane, Aconitum ochroleucum. Native of the Caucasus, provided by Joseph Knight of the Exotic Nursery, King's Road, Chelsea

Chinese primrose, Primula sinensis
Chinese primrose or cáng bào chūn, Primula sinensis. Native of China, drawn from a plant provided by Joseph Knight of the Exotic Nursery, King's Road, Chelsea

Chinese privet or wax-tree, Ligustrum lucidum. Native to China, drawn from a plant sent by Reginald Whitley, Peter Brames and Thomas Milne of Fulham Nursery

Star of Bethlehem, Hippobroma longiflora
Star of Bethlehem or madamfate, Hippobroma longiflora. Long-flowered lobelia, Lobelia longiflora. Native of Jamaica and the West Indies, provided by Thomas C. Palmer of Bromley, Kent

False Christmas cactus, Schlumbergera truncata. Ringent-flowered cactus, Cactus truncatus. Native of Brazil, provided by Thomas Hitchen of Norwich

Wedge-leaf rattlepod, Crotalaria retusa
Wedge-leaf rattlepod or wedge-leaved crotalaria, Crotalaria retusa

Large-fruited catasetum, Catasetum macrocarpum. Trinidad catasetum, Catasetum tridentatum. Native of Trinidad, Caribbean and South America, drawn at Mr William Anderson's Chelsea Botanic Gardens

Vietnamese balm, Elsholtzia ciliata. Crested elsholtzia, Elsholtzia cristata. Native to Siberia (Asia, India), provided by Mr. Walker of Arno's Grove

Shiny-leaf prickly-ash, Zanthoxylum nitidum. Shining-leaved zanthoxylum. Native to China, provided by John Potts, drawn at the Horticultural Society's greenhouse

Brahmi or waterhyssop, Bacopa monnieri. Purslane-leaved herspestis, Herpestis monnieria portulacacea

Langsdorff's tobacco, Nicotiana langsdorffii. Native of Brazil, raised from seeds sent by Mr. Langsdorff at Rio de Janeiro. Plant provided by William Anderson at the Chelsea Botanic Gardens

Prickly globe-headed centaury, Centaurea sphaerocephala. Native to the Iberian peninsula, raised in Chelsea Botanic Gardens from seeds received by William Anderson

Grass-leaved goldenrod, Euthamia graminifolia
Grass-leaved goldenrod or flat-top goldentop, Euthamia graminifolia. Tarragon-leaved golden-rod, Solidago lanceolata. Native to Canada, plant provided by Reginald Whitley of Fulham nursery

Mullein-leaved lobelia, Lobelia tupa. Native to Chile, drawn at Samuel Brooke's nursery at Ball's Pond

Berberis umbellata. Chitrian berberry, Berberis aristata. Native to Nepal, provided by Philip Barker Webb from his collection at Godalming

Somerset skullcap, Scutellaria altissima. Tall skull-cap, Scutillaria altissima. Native to the Levant, provided by John Denson at the botanic gardens at Bury St. Edmunds

Porcupine tomato, Solanum pyracanthos. Orange-thorned night-shade, Solanum pyracanthum

Phymosia abutiloides. Bahama mallow, Malva abutiloides. Native of the Bahama islands, specimen provided by Philip Barker Webb

Aristolochia cymbifera. Marcgrave's birthwort, Aristolochia labiosa. Native of Brazil, introduced to Kew Gardens by the king's collectors Allan Cunningham and James Bowie

Turkish sage, Phlomis russeliana. Russell's honesty-leaved phlomis, Phlomis lunarifolia var. russeliana. Native to Turkey and Syria

Heart of Jesus, Caladium bicolor
Heart of Jesus or two-coloured caladium, Caladium bicolor. From Latin America. Provided by Samuel Brookes nursery at Ball's Pond, Islington

Hairy lavatera, Lavatera hispida. Ambiguous. Native of the coast of Barbary, Algeria, plant provided by Nathaniel Hodson of the botanic garden at Bury St. Edmunds

Downy rattlesnake plantain, Goodyera pubescens. Smaller pubescent goodyera, Goodyera pubescens b minor

Rain flower, Pancratium zeylanicum
Rain flower, One-flowered pancratium or sea-daffodil, Pancratium zeylanicum. Native to Ceylon, Sri Lanka, India, drawn at the stove at Spofforth

Flame lily, Gloriosa superba. Greenish-flowered gloriosa, Gloriosa virescens. Sent by plant hunter John Forbes from Mozambique, drawn at the Horticultural Society's gardens

Cuban zephyrlily, Zephyranthes rosea
Cuban zephyrlily, rosy rain lily, rose fairy lily, rose zephyr lily, pink rain lily, or rose-coloured zephyranthes, Zephyranthes rosea

Blue fountain bush, Rotheca serrata
Blue fountain bush, the blue-flowered glory tree or the beetle killer, Rotheca serrata. Broad-leaved clerodendrum, Clerodendrum macrophyllum

Nepal Christ's-thorn, Paliurus virgatus. Native to Upper Nepal, seeds supplied by plant hunter Nathaniel Wallich

Striated cyrtanthus, Cyrtanthus striatus. Native to the Cape, South Africa, imported by the Hammersmith Nursery of Lewis Kennedy and James Lee

Spreading scarlet hamelia, Hamelia patens. Native of St Domingo, Jamaica and the Andes, Peru, Provided by Mrs Walker of Arno's Grove, Southgate

Blush-coloured sand crinum, Crinum arenarium
Blush-coloured swamp lily or sand crinum, Crinum arenarium. Native of Australia, drawn at Joseph Knight's Exotic Nursery, King's Road, Chelsea

Cryptolepis sanguinolenta. Bloody-juiced pergularia, Pergularia sanguinolenta. Brought by plant hunter George Don from Sierra Leone, drawn at the Chiswick gardens of the Horticultural Society

Baby blue eyes or Arkansian nemophila, Nemophila phacelioides

Paeonia suffruticosa Andr. var. papaveracea, 1788-1896 (hand-coloured engraving)
991240 Paeonia suffruticosa Andr. var. papaveracea, 1788-1896 (hand-coloured engraving) by English School, (18th century); 24.6x15.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Paeonia suffruticosa Andr)

Rhubarb, Rheum undulatum
5855137 Rhubarb, Rheum undulatum; (add.info.: Rhubarb, Rheum undulatum)

Angostura tree, Angostura trifoliata
5855120 Angostura tree, Angostura trifoliata; (add.info.: Angostura tree, Angostura trifoliata. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn by G)

Bay laurel tree, Laurus nobilis
5855103 Bay laurel tree, Laurus nobilis; (add.info.: Bay laurel tree, Laurus nobilis)

Goldenrod, Solidago virgaurea
5855091 Goldenrod, Solidago virgaurea; (add.info.: Goldenrod, Solidago virgaurea)

Seneca snakeroot, Polygala senega
5855090 Seneca snakeroot, Polygala senega; (add.info.: Seneca snakeroot, Polygala senega)

Para or Peruvian rhatany, Krameria lappacea
5855069 Para or Peruvian rhatany, Krameria lappacea; (add.info.: Para or Peruvian rhatany, Krameria lappacea)

Common rue or herb-of-grace, Ruta graveolens
5855068 Common rue or herb-of-grace, Ruta graveolens; (add.info.: Common rue or herb-of-grace, Ruta graveolens)

Roccella tinctoria, and Iceland moss, Cetraria islandica
5855067 Roccella tinctoria, and Iceland moss, Cetraria islandica; (add.info.: Roccella tinctoria, and Iceland moss, Cetraria islandica)

Velvet bean or cowitch, Mucuna pruriens
5855139 Velvet bean or cowitch, Mucuna pruriens; (add.info.: Velvet bean or cowitch, Mucuna pruriens. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn by G)

Bitterwood, Quassia amara
5855133 Bitterwood, Quassia amara; (add.info.: Bitterwood, Quassia amara. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn by G)

Poison ivy, Toxicodendron radicans
5855129 Poison ivy, Toxicodendron radicans; (add.info.: Poison ivy, Toxicodendron radicans. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn by G)

Sea squill, Drimia maritima
5855124 Sea squill, Drimia maritima; (add.info.: Sea squill, Drimia maritima. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn by G)

Juniper, Juniperus communis
5855114 Juniper, Juniperus communis; (add.info.: Juniper, Juniperus communis. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn by G)

Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare
5855097 Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare; (add.info.: Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare)

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"Weddell: A Majestic Journey through the Antarctic Wilderness" Explore the enchanting world of Weddell, where nature's wonders unfold in breathtaking beauty. Nestled amidst the Oregon grape, Berberis aquifolium, this remote region is home to an array of captivating sights. Witness the heartwarming bond between Emperor penguin chicks (Aptenodytes forsteri) as they frolic on Snow Hill Island in the mesmerizing Weddell Sea. The fluffy youngsters find solace and protection under the watchful eyes of their adult counterparts. Marvel at the regal presence of Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri), both chick and adult alike, as they navigate their icy habitat on Snow Hill Island. These magnificent creatures exude grace and resilience against all odds. In this frozen wonderland, a sea of Emperor penguin chicks (Aptenodytes forsteri) gathers in a bustling colony on Snow Hill Island. Their playful antics create a symphony of joy that echoes across these vast white plains. Amidst this icy paradise blooms the vibrant Crimson Jacobean lily, Sprekelia formosissima, adding splashes of red to an otherwise monochromatic landscape. Its delicate petals stand tall against harsh winds—a symbol of resilience and beauty. As winter slowly gives way to spring, witness nature's awakening with bursts of color from the largest purple spring crocus, Crocus vernus. These resilient flowers emerge from beneath snow-covered ground—nature's promise that life will always prevail. Delicate yet determined, Fine-leaved vetch, Vicia tenuifolia graces Weddell with its slender tendrils and dainty blossoms. This hardy plant thrives amidst adversity—a testament to nature's ability to adapt and flourish even in extreme conditions.