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Trying-out : an anatomy of Dutch whaling and sealing in the nineteenth century, 1815-1885 /
This study describes and analyses a wide array of initiatives leading to the hunt, by Dutch whalemen, of whales and seals in Arctic waters, the temperate zones of the South Pacific and the waters of the Dutch East Indies during the major part of the nineteenth century (1815-1885) - an era neglected...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam :
Aksant,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This study describes and analyses a wide array of initiatives leading to the hunt, by Dutch whalemen, of whales and seals in Arctic waters, the temperate zones of the South Pacific and the waters of the Dutch East Indies during the major part of the nineteenth century (1815-1885) - an era neglected so far. In his pioneering book the author, Curator at the National Maritime Museum Amsterdam, focuses on the men involved in the two maritime industries - be it on shore or aboard the whaleship, as entrepreneur and whaleshipowner, Inn keeper, public notary, client for whale and seal products or, of. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (366 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-355) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789048521104 9048521106 1283259540 9781283259545 9786613259547 6613259543 |