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An account of the Arctic regions

Autor William Scoresby
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 21 feb 2012
Title: An account of the Arctic regions: with a history and description of the northern whale-fishery.

Author: William Scoresby

Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana

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SourceLibrary: Huntington Library

DocumentID: SABCP02965202

CollectionID: CTRG99-B1032

PublicationDate: 18200101

SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to America

Notes: Includes meteorological and magnetic data. Chronological list of Arctic voyages, 861-1819: p. 54-71 of appendix in v. 1. Includes index.

Collation: 2 v.: ill. (some folded), maps (3 folded); 22 cm

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781275759763
ISBN-10: 1275759769
Pagini: 610
Dimensiuni: 189 x 246 x 31 mm
Greutate: 1.08 kg
Editura: GALE ECCO SABIN AMERICANA

Cuprins

1. Chronological history of the northern whale-fisheries; 2. Comparative view of the origin, progress, and present state of the whale-fisheries of different European nations; 3. Situation of the early whale-fishery. Manner in which it was conducted, and the alterations which have subsequently taken place; 4. Account of the modern whale-fishery, as conducted at Spitzbergen; 5. Account of the Davis' Strait whale-fishery, and a comparison with that of Greenland, with statements of expences and profits of a fishing ship; 6. Method of extracting oil and preparing whalebone, and remarks on the uses to which the several products of the whale-fishery are applied; 7. Narrative of proceedings on board of the ship Esk, during a whale-fishing voyage to the coast of Spitzbergen, in the year 1816; Appendix; Index.

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This 1820 account of the Arctic regions was the first book on whaling to be published in Britain.