Arms of the British Antarctic Territory

Whittle Point

(Coronation Island)

British Antarctic Territory

Location: 60° 35' 1" S 45° 23' 7" W
Point on north coast of Coronation Island, between Purdy Point and Findlay Point. Named for James Whittle (1757-1818), partner with Robert Laurie in Laurie and Whittle Ltd. (1794-1818) leading C19 publishers of maps, charts and nautical works. The firm was later taken over by Richard Holmes Laurie (Laurie Island) and was a forerunner of independent chart publishers Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd. In association with Purdy Point, Findlay Point and Laurie Island, other prominent C19 compilers and publishers of charts and nautical directories.