Arctic Whaling Journals of William Scoresby the Younger / Volume I / The Voyages of 1811, 1812 and 1813

Arctic Whaling Journals of William Scoresby the Younger / Volume I / The Voyages of 1811, 1812 and 1813

The Voyages of 1817, 1818 and 1820

Scoresby, William; Jackson, C. Ian

Taylor & Francis Ltd

04/2022

304

Mole

Inglês

9781032319346

15 a 20 dias

570

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Illustrations and maps; Preface; Glossary; Introduction: The journals; The Scoresby family; Whitby and the whaling industry in the early 19th century; The Bowhead whale; The whaling process; Whaling in wartime; Father and son: The Scoresbys and their ships 1811-13; 'Open' and 'close' seasons; Scoresby's navigation; Conclusion: the emerging Arctic scientist; The Journals of William Scoresby the Younger: Journal of the 1811 voyage; Journal of the 1812 voyage; Journal of the 1813 voyage; List of works cited; Index.
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Fresh Gale;Fresh Breeze;Moderate Breeze;Strong Gale;Heavy Ice;Fine Clear Weather;Snow Showers;Loose Ice;Light Variable Winds;Hard Gale;Thick Fog;Strong Squalls;Light Breeze;Reefed Topsails;Light Variable Breezes;Top Sail;Top Sails;King's Bay;Drift Ice;Razor Backs;Fine Day;Chron Omete;Close Reef;Broken Water;Cuttle Fish