| Description |
779 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
From 1600 to 1700 : Cape Cod, Connecticut, Long Island, Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Salem -- From 1700 to 1750 : Nantucket, Long Island, Cape Cod, Salem, Boston, Rhode Island, Martha's Vineyard -- From 1750 to 1784 : Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Cape Cod, Boston, Long Island, Rhode Island, New Bedford, Williamsburgh, etc. -- From 1784 to 1876 -- The dangers of the whale fishery -- A miscellaneous chapter -- Introductory to returns -- Returns of whaling vessels sailing from American ports since the year 1715 -- Recorded summary of importation of oil and bone and total value computed for each year, commencing January 1, 1804 and ending December 31, 1876, with gross valuation for the whole period -- Synopsis of importation, by ports, from 1804 to 1877 -- Table of exports from the United States : the products of the whale fishery -- Table of tonnage of vessels engaged in the whale fishery |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Whaling -- United States -- History.
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| ISBN |
1555215378 |
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