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Ships employed in the South Seas trade, 1775-1859. Volume 3 / A.G.E. Jones ; expanded and edited by Dale Chatwin
Bib ID 6538696
Format BookBook [text, volume]
Author
Jones, A. G. E., author
 
Description Hobart, Tasmania : Navarine Publishing (in conjunction with the Roebuck Society), [2014] 
165 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm. 
ISBN 9780992366018 (paperback)
Series

Roebuck Society publication ; no. 53.

Full contents
  • Part I. An overview of the British southern whale fishery
  • Part II. The London oil trade, 1816-1859 (including, factors affecting the market in the London oil trade)
  • Part III. The price of whale and seal oils in London, 1800-1859
  • Part IV. Whale and seal cargoes landed in London from the South Seas before 1815
  • Part V. Whale and seal cargoes landed in London after 1816 from the Customs 'Bills of Entry A & B'
  • Part VI. The costs and expense of outfitting a whaling vessel
  • Part VII. Contemporary statistical tables illustrating aspects of the whaling trade.
 
Notes

"Compiled from the London Prices Current, the Customs Bills of Entry and other sources of the perion"--Title page.

Limited to 100 numbered copies.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-156) and index.

Library holds copy numbered 5.

Subjects Ship registers -- Great Britain.  |  Ships -- Oceania -- History.  |  Shipping -- Oceania -- History.
Other authors/contributors Chatwin, Dale, editor  |  Roebuck Society

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