Product details:
| ISBN13: | 9781108081498 |
| ISBN10: | 1108081495 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| No. of pages: | 476 pages |
| Size: | 216x140 mm |
| Language: | English |
| Illustrations: | 7 b/w illus. |
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The Natural History of the Sperm Whale
To Which Is Added a Sketch of a South-Sea Whaling Voyage
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date of Publication: 31 July 2020
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Short description:
This volume contains works (from 1835 and 1839) describing the natural history of the sperm whale, and the whaling industry.
Long description:
The ship's surgeon Thomas Beale (1807-49) wrote a short account in 1835 of his experiences in the 'whale fishery' and in particular of the natural history and ecology of the sperm whale. In 1839, he followed this up with a longer account of the anatomy and physiology of the whale, its habits and its food, and the valuable spermaceti and ambergris which made it one of the most prized catches in the industry. He added a detailed account of one whaling voyage in which he participated, roaming across the Pacific from Kamchatka to Hawaii. He encountered missionaries who he believed exercised tyranny over the native peoples, survived a typhoon, and came close to being shipwrecked on more than one occasion. This volume contains both works, providing a fascinating account of whaling in its heyday, including the gruesome task of flensing, or cutting up of the whale carcass.
Table of Contents:
Dedication; Note on the second edition; Part I: Introductory remarks; 1. External form and peculiarities of the sperm whale; 2. Habits of the sperm whale; 3. Swimming; 4. Breathing; 5. Other actions of the sperm whale; 6. Herding, and other particulars of the sperm whale; 7. Nature of the sperm whale's food; 8. Anatomy and physiology of the sperm whale; 9. Of spermaceti, etc.; 10. Of ambergris; 11. Rise and progress of the sperm whale fishery; 12. Description of the boats, with the various instruments employed in the capture of the sperm whale; 13. Chase and capture of the sperm whale; 14. Of the 'cutting in' and 'trying out'; 15. Of the favourite places of resort of the sperm whale; Part II. Sketch of a South
-Sea Whaling Voyage: Introductory remarks; 1. Departure from England; 2. Along the shore of Peru; 3. Arrive at Paita; 4. Leave Monte Christa; 5. Arrive at Owhyhee; 6. Departure for the whale fishery; 7. Departure for New Guinea; 8. Make sail for the Ladrone islands; 9. Arrive at the Ladrone islands; 10. We are overtaken by a hurricane; 11. Happiness of the crew; 12. Leave the Sandwich islands.
-Sea Whaling Voyage: Introductory remarks; 1. Departure from England; 2. Along the shore of Peru; 3. Arrive at Paita; 4. Leave Monte Christa; 5. Arrive at Owhyhee; 6. Departure for the whale fishery; 7. Departure for New Guinea; 8. Make sail for the Ladrone islands; 9. Arrive at the Ladrone islands; 10. We are overtaken by a hurricane; 11. Happiness of the crew; 12. Leave the Sandwich islands.