Henry Eld

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1840

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Henry Eld, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. United States Exploring Expedition sights Wilkes Land

   1840

   Role: Sighter of Peaks

   1. 116 January 1840 · George V CoastDiscovery of the Antarctic Continent

      Henry Eld and William Reynolds sighted peaks along the George V Coast on January 16, 1840, marking the reported discovery of the continent.

   2. 225 January – 12 February 1840 · Coastline behind the Cook Ice ShelfSighting of the Antarctic Coast

      The Vincennes sighted mountains behind the Cook Ice Shelf on January 25, 1840, confirming the extent of the coastline.

Sources

1. United States Exploring Expedition Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21