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The northern whale-fishery

Chapter 1: THE NORTHERN WHALE-FISHERY.
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The author offers a chronological account of northern whale-fishing and traces how its locations, techniques, and organization changed over time. Practical hunting conditions and vessel operations are described alongside detailed portrayals of modern expeditions in high-latitude grounds and a comparative account of expenses and profits. The work explains methods for extracting oil and preparing baleen and surveys the applications of those products. It concludes with a narrative of a whale-fishing voyage that recounts shipboard procedures and the measures taken to preserve a vessel under particularly dangerous circumstances.

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Title: The northern whale-fishery

Author: William Scoresby

Release date: December 9, 2022 [eBook #69504]
Most recently updated: October 19, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United Kingdom: The Religious Tract Society, 1849

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THE
NORTHERN
WHALE-FISHERY.

THE
NORTHERN
WHALE-FISHERY.


BY

CAPTAIN SCORESBY, F.R.S.E.


LONDON:
THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY:

Instituted 1799.