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Author Schokkenbroek, J. C. A. (Joost C. A.), 1961-

Title Trying-out [electronic resource] : an anatomy of Dutch whaling and sealing in the nineteenth century, 1815-1885 / Justus Carolus Antonius Schokkenbroek.

Imprint Amsterdam : Aksant, 2008.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description 366 p. : ill. (some col.)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Language Summaries in English, Dutch, and German.
Subject Whaling -- Netherlands -- 19th century.
Sealing -- Netherlands -- 19th century.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9052602832
9789052602837
9789048521104 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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