Trying-out [electronic resource] : an anatomy of Dutch whaling and sealing in the nineteenth century, 1815-1885 / Justus Carolus Antonius Schokkenbroek.
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TextLanguage: English Summary language: Dutch, German Publication details: Amsterdam : Aksant, 2008.Description: 366 p. : ill. (some col.)Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification: - SH383.5.N4 S36 2008
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Dutch whaling and sealing in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries -- King Willem I and the premium system (1815-1855) -- Nineteenth-century Dutch whaling in the South Seas (1827-1849) -- Nineteenth-century Dutch whaling and sealing in the Arctic (1815-1885) -- Ships and men : driving and floating forces -- Clients, commodities, and distribution -- Profitability of Dutch involvement in the whaling and sealing industries.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Summaries in English, Dutch, and German.