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Whaling: sailors arriving at Greenland to kill whales, their ships being out at sea. Aquatint by R. Dodd, 1789.
Dodd, Robert, 1748-1815.Date: [Jany. 1st. 1789]Reference: 37593i- Pictures
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Fishermen in boats have been attacking a whale but one boat is upset and a man is falling out. Coloured aquatint by E. Duncan after W.J. Huggins.
Huggins, William John, 1781-1845.Date: 1834Reference: 34839i- Books
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Narrative of the wreck of the 'Favorite' on the Island of Desolation [Kerguelen Island]: detailing the adventures, sufferings, and privations of John Nunn; an historical account of the island, and its whale and seal fisheries ... / Edited by W.B. Clarke, M.D.
Nunn, John, 1955-Date: 1850- Books
Cuisine on a whaling ship, 1867-1868.
Burr, Horace, 1848-1916.Date: 1967- Pictures
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A whale stranded on the coast at Winterton-on-Sea, Norfolk; five men in the foreground, ship in the background. Wood engraving, 1857.
Date: [1857]Reference: 577211i- Books
From the deep of the sea : being the diary of the late Charles Edward Smith, M.R.C.S., surgeon of the whale-ship Diana, of Hull / edited by his son, Charles Edward Smith Harris.
Smith, Charles Edward, 1838-1879.Date: 1922- Books
'Dangerous work' : diary of an Arctic adventure / Arthur Conan Doyle ; edited by Jon Lellenberg & Daniel Stashower.
Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859-1930.Date: 2012- Books
Adventures on the western coast of South America, and the interior of California : including a narrative of incidents at the Kingsmill Islands, New Ireland, New Britain, New Guinea, and other islands in the Pacific Ocean. With an account of the natural productions, and the manners and customs, in peace and war, of the various savage tribes visited / by John Coulter. In two volumes.
Coulter, John, M.D.Date: 1847- Books
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An authentick narration of all the occurrences, in a voyage to Greenland, in the Year 1772. In the Volunteer, of Whitby, Mr. W. Coulson, Master. Containing A particular Account of all that happened during their perillous though successful Voyage, Also a Description of the Islands of Orkney and Scotland, with several Others, &c. &c. With a Description of Greenland. Giving a peculiar and curious Account of all the Chief Headlands, Creeks, &c. &c. Also a Description of the different Species of Whales; and all the various Fowls and Animals upon the Land of Greenland, &c. &c. By a Gentleman, Surgeon of the said Ship.
Gentleman surgeon of the said ship.Date: [1773?]- Books
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The ship-Master's assistant and owner's manual: containing complete information, as well to merchants, masters of ships, and persons employed in the merchant service, as to Officers and others in the Royal Navy, relative to the mercantile and maritime laws and customs. In the Course of which, The following Subjects are particularly elucidated: 1. Disbursements, and Other Ship-Accounts. 2. Tables useful in Maritime Affairs. 3. Freight. 4. Charter-Parties. 5. Demurrage. 6. Insurance. 7. Bottomry. 8. Salvage. 9. Averages. 10. Privateers. 11. Quarantine. 12. Bills of Exchange. 13. Navigation-Acts, 14. Smuggling-Acts. 15. Acts for Indemnifying Owners. 16. Manifest-Act. 17. Fisheries in the Greenland Seas and Davis's Streights. 18. Southern Whale-Fishery 19. British Fisheries. 20. Newfoundland Fisheries. 21. Impressing. 22. Slave-Trade. 23. Duty of Masters and Mariners, &c. &c. The whole compiled from undoubted authority, and the Acts of Parliament faithfully abridged, by a gentleman of the Inner Temple.
Steel, David.Date: M.DCC.LXXXVIII. [1788]- Pictures
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Men are fishing for whale in small boats with harpoons; larger sailing ships are in the distance. Aquatint.
Reference: 37600i- Books
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The ship-Master's assistant and owner's manual: containing complete information, as well to merchants, masters of ships, and persons employed in the merchant-service, as to Officers and others in the Royal Navy, relative to the mercantile and maritime laws and customs. In The Course Of Which, The following Subjects are particularly elucidated: 1. Disbursements, & Other Ship-Accounts. With Accounts fot the Coal-Trade, and valuable Remarks thereon. 2. Instructions for the Officers in the Royal Navy. 3. Exchanges. 4. Real and imaginary Monies of the World; and Tables of the Agroement which the Weights and Measures of the principal Places of Europe have with each other. 5. Of Captures by his Majesty's Ships and private Vessels of War. 6. Privateers. 7. Owners. 8. Masters. 9. Seamen and Seamen's Wages. 10. Impressing. 11. Articles of Regulation for the Royal Navy. 12. Freight, Charter-Parties, & Demurrage. 13. Ballast. 14. Pilots and Pilotage. 15. Marine Insurances. 16. Averages. 17. Bottomry and Respondentia 18. Bills of Exchange. 19. Quarantinf. 20. Navigation-Acts. 21. Smuggling-Acts. 22. Manifest-Act. 23. Fisheries in the Greenland Seas and Davis's Streights. 24. Southern Whale-Fishery. 25. British Fisheries. 26. Newfoundland Fisheries. 27. Oister-Fisheries. 28. Regulation of Seamen in the Coasting-Trade. 29. Slave-Trade. 30. Act for Registering Boats, Barges, &c. 31. Act for Consolidation of the Duties. 32. Duties in the United States of America. 33. Duties at the Sound. The sixth edition, considerably improved and enlarged. The whole compiled from undoubted authority, and the acts of Parliament faithfully abridged, by a gentleman of the Inner Temple.
Steel, David.Date: M.DCC.XCV. [1795] [1796]- Books
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The ship-Master's assistant and owner's manual: containing complete information, as well to merchants, masters of ships, and persons employed in the merchant-service, as to Officers and other in the Royal Navy, relative to the mercantile and maritime laws and customs. In The Course Of Which, The following Subjects are particularly elucidated: 1. Disbursements, & Other Ship-Accounts. With Accounts for the Coal-Trade, and valuable Remarks thereon. 2. Instructions for the Officers in the Royal Navy. 3. Exchanges. 4. Real and Imaginary Monies of the World: and Tables of the Agreement which the Weights and Measures of the principal Places of Europe have with each other. 5. Of Captures by his Majesty's Ships and private Vessels of War. 6. Privateers. 7. Owners. 8. Masters. 9. Seamen and Seamen's Wages. 10. Impressing. 11. Articles of Regulation for the Royal Navy. 12. Freight, Charter-Parties, & Demurrage. 13. Ballast. 14. Pilots and Pilotage, and Rates of Pilotage in the Royal Navy. 15. Marine Insurances. 16. Averages. 17. Bottomby and Respondentia 18. Bills of Exchange. 19. Quarantine. 20. Navigation-Acts. 21. Smuggling-Acts. 22. Manifest-Act. 23. Fisheries in the Greenland Seas and Davis's Streights. 24. Southern Whale-Fishery. 25. British Fisheries. 26. Newfoundland Fisheries. 27. Oister-Fisheries. 28. Regulation of Seamen in the Coasting-Trade. 29. Slave-Trade. 30. Act for Registering Boats, Barges, &c. 31. Act for Consolidation of the Duties. 32. Duties in the United States of America. 33. Duties at the Sound. The seventh edition, considerably improved and enlarged. The whole compiled from undoubted authority, and the Acts of Parliament faithfully abridged, by a gentleman of the Inner Temple.
Steel, David.Date: M.DCC.XCVI. [1796]- Books
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A voyage to the South Atlantic and round cape Horn into the Pacific Ocean, for the purpose of extending the spermaceti whale fisheries, and other objects of commerce, by ascertaining the ports, bays, harbours, and anchoring births, in certain islands and coasts in those seas at which the ships of the British merchants might be refitted. Undertaken and performed by Captain James Colnett, of the Royal Navy, in the ship Rattler.
Colnett, James, 1755?-1806.Date: 1798- Pictures
Jonah being thrown overboard into the sea, watched by the whale. Etching by P.J. Tassaert after Sir P.P. Rubens.
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640.Date: [between 1700 and 1799?]Reference: 3063473i- Books
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An Act for continuing the several laws therein mentioned, relating to the premiums upon the importation of masts, yards, and bow-sprits, tar, pitch, and turpentine; to British made sail cloth, and the duties payable on foreign sail cloth; to the Greenland, and to the whale fishery; for granting a further bounty for all ships employed in the whale fishery during the present war; for exempting harponers and others employed in the Greenland fishery trade, from being impressed; and for giving further time for the payment of duties omitted to be paid for the indentures and contracts of clerks and apprentices.
Great Britain.Date: 1740]- Books
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An Act for continuing several laws relating to the punishment of persons going armed or disguised in defiance of the laws of customs or excise; to the drawback of the duties upon copper bars exported; and to the duties upon foreign-made sail cloth; and also for encouragement of the silk manufactures; and for taking off several duties on merchandizes exported; and for encouraging the trade of the sugar colonies in America; and for vacating the security for the duty on salt lost in any river, or in port, after shipped; and for enlarging the time proving th loss of salt; and for relief of masters of ships with respect to the importation of soap and candles, contrary to an Act made in the twenty third year of His Majesty's reign; and also for the more efffectual payment of the bounties upon British-made sail cloth; and to impower the commissioners of the treasury to direct the payment of the bounty to John Henniker, and others, upon four ships fitted out for the whale fishery, and lost in the Greenland Seas; and also to Philip How, and others, upon two ships employed in the said fishery, notwithstanding some of the forms required by law in fitting out such ships, were not complied with.
Great Britain.Date: 1753]- Books
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An Act to continue several laws for prohibiting the importation of books reprinted abroad, and first composed or written, and printed in Great Britain; for the free importation of cochineal or indico, and relating to rice, frauds in the customs, the clandestine running o goods, and to copper ore; and for the better encouragement of the making of sail cloth in great Britain; and to authorize the payment of the bounty to Alexander Brown and others, upon a ship fitted out for the whale fishery, and lost in the Greenland seas; and for the more effectual payment of the bounties upon British-made sail cloth for Robert Donald and others.
Great Britain.Date: 1753 [i.e. 1754]]- Books
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The ship-master's assistant and owner's manual: Containing complete information, as well to merchants, masters of ships, and persons employed in the merchant-service, as to officers and others in the Royal Navy, relative to the mercantile and maritime laws and customs. In the course of̀ which, the following subjects are particularly elucidated: 1. Disbursements, & other ship-accounts. 2. Instructions for the officers in the Royal Navy. 3. Exchanges. 4. Real and imaginary monies of the world; and tables of the agreement which the weights and measures o the principal places of Europe have with each other. 5. Of captures by His Majesty's ships and private vessels of war. 6. Privateers. 7. Owners. 8. Masters. 9. Seamen and seamen's wages. 10. Impressing. 11. Articles of regulation for the Royal Navy. 12. Freight, charter-parties, & demurrage. 13. Ballast. 14. PIots and pilotage. 15. Marine insurances. 16. Averages. 17. Bottomry and respondentia 18. Bills of exchange. 19. Quarantine. 20. Navigation-Acts. 21. Smuggling-Acts. 22. Manifest-Act. 23. Fisheries in the Greenland seas and davis's streights. 24. Southern whale-fishery. 25. British fisheries. 26. Newfoundland fisheries. 27. Oyster-fisheries. 28. Regulation of seamen in the coasting-trade. 29. Slave-trade. 30. Act for consolidation of the duties. 31. Duties in the United States of America. 32. Duties at the sound. The fifth edition, considerably improved and enlarged. The whole compiled from undoubted authority, and the Acts of Parliament faithfully abridged, by a gentleman of the Inner Temple.
Steel, David.Date: M.DCC.XCIV. [1794]- Books
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The ship-master's assistant and owner's manual: Containing complete information, as well to merchants, masters of ships, and persons employed in the merchant service, as to officers and others in the Royal Navy, relative to the mercantile and maritime laws and customs. In the course of which, the following subjects are particularly elucidated: I. Disbursements, & other ship-accounts. 2. Instructions for the officers in the Royal Navy. 3. Tables useful in martime affairs. 4. Exchanges. 5. Real and imaginary monies of the world. 6. Owners. 7. Masters. 8. Seamen and seamen's wages. 9. Impressing. 10. Articles of regulation for the Royal Navy. 11. Freight, charter-parties, & demurrage. 12. Ballast. 13. Pilots and pilotage. 14. Marine insurances. 15. Averages. 16. Bottomry and respondentia 17. Privateers. 18. Bills of exchange. 19. Quarantine. 20. Navigation-acts. 21. Smuggling-acts. 22. Manifest-act. 23. Fisheries in the Greenland Sea and Davis's streights. 24. Southern whale-fishery. 25. British fisheries. 26. Newfoundland fisheries. 27. Oyster-fishers. 28. Regulation of seamen in the coasting-trade. 29. Slave-trade. 30. Act for consolidation of the duties. 31. Duties in the Unites States of America. 32. Duties at the sound. The fourth edition, considerably improved and enlarged. The whole compiled from undoubted authority, and the acts of Parliament faithfully abridged, by a Gentlemam of the Inner Temple.
Steel, David.Date: M.DCC.XCII. [1792]- Pictures
Sindbad (Sinbad) the sailor: production of the play Sindbad by Eustace Ponsonby. Pencil drawing, 1906.
Date: [December 1906]Reference: 573255i- Archives and manuscripts
Explorers Cuttings Book 4
The Wellcome Foundation LtdDate: 1924 - 1930Reference: WF/M/GB/35/03Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Archives and manuscripts
Papers of Corbyn, Brown, Beaumont and Stacey, and of their successors in co-partnership
Date: 1782-1910Reference: MS.5440Part of: Corbyn & Co., chemists and druggists, London- Archives and manuscripts
Communications sent from Sydney and Auckland
Date: December 1882Reference: WF/E/02/01/01/21Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Pictures
Fort Simpson, British Columbia. Oil painting by Frederick Alexkcee (Alexcee), 1902.
Alexcee, Frederick, approximately 1853-1944.Date: 1802 [i.e. 1902?]Reference: 45055i