The northern whale-fishery (Registro nro. 110290)
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| control field | 69504 |
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| control field | UtSlPG |
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | SH |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Scoresby, William, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1789-1857 |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The northern whale-fishery |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2022 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
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| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Abridgement of volume 1: #69389. |
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| General note | [A]n abridgment, with some modifications and additions, of the second volume of captain (now the rev. Dr.) Scoresby’s work on the Arctic Regions and Whale-fishery, Edinburgh, 1820; the substance of the former volume having already appeared in this Monthly Series. The second chapter of the work, on the comparative view of the whale-fisheries of different European nations, has been entirely omitted, as less interesting, it is supposed, to the general reader, than the other chapters.--Preface |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2022-12-09 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | deaurider, Bob Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "The Northern Whale-Fishery" by William Scoresby is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. The work delves into the history, practices, and economics of whaling in the northern regions, particularly focusing on the developments surrounding Arctic whaling expeditions. It aims to provide insights into the operations and advancements in the whale fishery as carried out by various nations. The opening of this publication begins with a preface that sets the stage for its in-depth examination of the whale-fishery, emphasizing its historical context and the evolution of whaling methods over time. It outlines early attempts at whaling, starting with the Biscayans and tracing its growth through English and Dutch fisheries in various regions, including Spitzbergen and Davis's Strait. The narrative introduces a chronological history, describing the evolution of techniques, the gears involved in hunting whales, and the perilous conditions faced by those engaged in this dangerous enterprise, ultimately shedding light on the intersection of human ingenuity and nature's vastness in the pursuit of the whale. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Introductory phrase | Originally published: |
| Publication, distribution, etc. of original | United Kingdom: The Religious Tract Society, 1849 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Whaling -- Arctic regions |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://archive.org/details/northernwhalefis00scor">https://archive.org/details/northernwhalefis00scor</a> |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69504">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69504</a> |
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