If you go east, then Jacob Schagen, who, as a 15-year-old Texel man, sailed for the Far East aboard the VOC ship De Jonge Lieve in 1762, narrates about the eastern shipping routes.

Texel sheep facts A young male Texel lamb has sold at a livestock market in Scotland for £231,000, breaking the world record for sheep sales. 28 August 2009 • 7:00pm ...

The heavily muscled sheep originates from the island of Texel in the Netherlands. The previous record for a sheep sale was just over 230,000 pounds in 2009, according to the BBC.

The Battle of Texel remains the only instance in history where a cavalry troop — horse-riding soldiers — captured a fleet of ships. It happened on this day in 1795, though it wasn't exactly a ...

Texel stud breeders Alistair and Karen McLeod sold their grazing block in Central Otago to move to the Maniototo to continue their dream of breeding a better sheep.