The development of a Southern Whale Fishery from Britain between 1775 and 1815

This thesis examines British involvement in the Southern Whale Fishery, which commenced in 1775 and over the next forty years resulted in Britain becoming the world leader in the industry. The main aims of this essentially empirical study are twofold: first, to reconstruct the historical geography o...

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Main Author: Clayton, J. M.
Published: Swansea University 2001
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.636266