A voyage to Spitzbergen : containing an account of that country, of the zoology of the North, of the Shetland Isles, and of the whale fishery /

With an appendix containing an historical account of the Dutch, English, and American whale fisheries; some important observations on the variation of the compass, &c.; and some extracts from Mr. Scoresby's paper on "Polar Ice." Mode of access: Internet.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Laing, John, surgeon.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Printed for Adam Black, Printed by Balfour and Clarke 1818
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433000572200
Description
Summary:With an appendix containing an historical account of the Dutch, English, and American whale fisheries; some important observations on the variation of the compass, &c.; and some extracts from Mr. Scoresby's paper on "Polar Ice." Mode of access: Internet.