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Allardyce, William Lamond. The Story of the Falkland Islands: Being an Account of Their Discovery and Early History, 1500-1842. Stanley: GPO, 1909, 31 pp.

Keywords:

16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, colonialism, colony, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Falkland, Malvenas, Malvinas, island, colony, campaign, war, battle of First World War , imperialism, colonialism, colonization, colonisation, colonial expansion, informal empire , fishing, fishery, fish, herring, cod, trawling , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, whaling, whale, whaleship, whaler, fishing

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Anderson, Charles Roberts. "With Melville in the South Seas." Ph.D. diss, Columbia, 1935.

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19th century, nineteenth, nautical fiction, sea fiction , personality, prominent leader, noted person , Far East, East Asia, Southeast Asia, whaling, whale, whaleship, whaler, fishing, voyage

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Appleby, John C. "A 'Voyage to Greenland for the Catching of Whales': English Whaling Enterprise in the Seventeenth Century." IJ Mar Hist, 9 (December 1997): 29-49. Source: High Court of Admiralty; Muscovy Company.

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17th century, seventeenth, Anglo-Russian, Russia, tsarist, czarist, Soviet , company, charter, shipping, commercial , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , voyage, whaling, whale, whaleship, whaler, fishing

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Appleby, John C. "Conflict, Cooperation and Competition?: The Rise and Fall of the Hull Whaling Trade during the Seventeenth Century." Nor Mar, 18 (April 2008): 23-59. Competition, Muscovy Company.

Keywords:

17th century, seventeenth, age of sail, company, charter, shipping, commercial , port, commercial center, seaport, trade center, entrepot , whaling, whale, whaleship, whaler, fishing, Anglo-Russian, Russia, tsarist, czarist, Soviet

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Archer, James. Colin Archer: A Memoir. Gloucester: John Bellow, [1949], 120 pp. Fram; to polar icecap, fishing.

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19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , fishing, fishery, fish, herring, cod, trawling , memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , whaling, whale, whaleship, whaler, fishing

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Archibald, Malcolm. "Farewell Dear Scotia: Scottish Arctic Whalers." See Whaling in the Hebrides, pp. 1-12.

Keywords:

19th century, nineteenth, Anglo-Scot, Scotland, Scottish, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , whaling, whale, whaleship, whaler, fishing

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Archibald, Malcolm. Whalehunters: Dundee and the Arctic Whalers. Edinburgh: Mereat, 2004, xi, 180 pp.

Keywords:

age of steam, Anglo-Scot, Scotland, Scottish, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , port, commercial center, seaport, trade center, entrepot , whaling, whale, whaleship, whaler, fishing, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing

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Baldwin, John & Powers, Ron. Last Flag Down. New York: Three Rivers, 2007, 354 pp. CSS Shenandoah; attacks on U.S. whaling fleet;last to surrender, and, in the event, to the British; built by British.

Keywords:

Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Anglo-Confederate, Confederacy, The South, ship, boat, vessel, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, whaling, whale, whaleship, whaler, fishing

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Barr, William. "Harpoon Guns, the West Greenland Settlement and Penal Colonies: George Manby's Arctic Obsession." Polar Record, 37 (2001): 291-315.

Keywords:

Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , convict, transport, transportation, prisoner, prisoner of war, punish, punishment , whaling, whale, whaleship, whaler, fishing, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England

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Barrow, Tony. "Eighteenth-Century Arctic Whaling Vessels: A Profile of Crews." See H. Fisher, Lisbon as a Port Town, 1988.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , seaman, lower deck, enlisted status, seafarer, sailor , ship, boat, vessel, whaling, whale, whaleship, whaler, fishing

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Barrow, Tony. "The Newcastle Whaling Trade, 1752-1849." MM, 75 (August 1989): 231-40.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, port, commercial center, seaport, trade center, entrepot , trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, whaling, whale, whaleship, whaler, fishing

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Barrow, Tony. "The North East Coast Whaling Trade." Ph.D. diss noted as forthcoming, Newcastle.

Keywords:

age of sail, north sea, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, coastal vessel, monitor, ferry , whaling, whale, whaleship, whaler, fishing

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Barrow, Tony. The Whaling Trade of North-East England, 1750-1850. Sunderland: Sunderland UP, 2001, 157 pp.

Keywords:

18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, north sea, trade, commerce, exchange, commercial relation, commercial dealing, whaling, whale, whaleship, whaler, fishing

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Barthelmess, Klaus. The Art of Modern Whaling. Sandefjord: Sandefjord Kunstforeming, 2007, 58 pp.

Keywords:

age of steam, fishing, fishery, fish, herring, cod, trawling , naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , whaling, whale, whaleship, whaler, fishing

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Basberg, Bjorn L. The Shore Whaling Stations at South Georgia: A Study in Antarctic Industrial Archaeology. Oslo: Novus Forlag, 2004, 226 pp. Major center of Antarctic whaling; 6 stations; operational, 1904-1965.

Keywords:

20th century, twentieth, Antarctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, South Pole , nautical archaeology, wreck, archaeology, artefact, artifact, study report , whaling, whale, whaleship, whaler, fishing

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Basberg, Bjorn L., Ringstad, Erik & Wexelsen, Einar, eds. Whaling and History: Perspectives on the Evolution of the Industry. Sandefjord: Sandefjourdmuseene, 1993, 214 pp. Folio; 15 essays from symposium, Whaling Museum, 1992.

Keywords:

association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, general history, general survey, survey, whaling, whale, whaleship, whaler, fishing

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Basberg, Bjorn L. "Whaling or Shipping?: Conflict over the Use of the Norwegian Whaling Fleet during World War II."IJ Mar His, 3 (June 1991): 165-71.

Keywords:

Royal Navy, Britain, England, whaling, whale, whaleship, whaler, fishing, world war 2, second world war, boat, vessel

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Bennett, Frederick Debell. Narrative of a Whaling Voyage Round the Globe, from the Year 1833 to 1836. . . . 2 vols. London: Richard Bentley, 1840, xxii, 797 pp. Influenced Herman Melville.

Keywords:

19th century, nineteenth, circumnavigation, circumnavigate, around the world, round the world , whaling, whale, whaleship, whaler, fishing, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography

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Bloch, Dorete. "Whaling in the Faroe Islands, 1584-1994: An Overview." See P. Holm, North Atlantic Fisheries, pp. 49-62.

Keywords:

16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, whaling, whale, whaleship, whaler, fishing

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Bockstoce, John R. Whales, Ice, and Men: The History of Whaling in the Western Arctic. Seattle: Washington UP, 1986, 1995, 400 pp. Folio, profusely illustrated; whaling & exploration.

Categories:

Arctic; commerce; whaling;

Keywords:

whaling, whale, whaleship, whaler, fishing, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , commerce, trade, business

Abbreviations
AHR American Historical Review
Alb Albion
alt alternate
Am Nep American Neptune
AQ & DJ Army Quarterly and Defence Journal
ASLIB Association of Libraries (Dissertations & Master's Theses)
BIHR Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research
Can His Rev Canadian Historical Review
Can J His Canadian Journal of History
comp Compiled by
DAI Dissertation Abstracts International
EcHR Economic History Review
ed editor or edited by
EnHR English Historical Review
HisAHR Hispanic American Historical Review
HJ Historical Journal (Cambridge Historical Journal)
His Res Historical Research
His Tod History Today
Intell & Nat Sec Intelligence and National Security
IJ Mar His International Journal of Maritime History
IJ Nau Arch International Journal of Nautical Archaeology
IHR International History Review
intro introduction
J Am His Journal of American History
J Asian His Journal of Asian History
JBS Journal of British Studies
J Cont His Journal of Contemporary History
J Econ His Journal of Economic History
JI & CH Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History
J Mar Res Journal for Maritime Research
J Mil His Journal of Military History
J Mod His Journal of Modern History
JRUSI Journal of the Royal United Service Institution or Institute
J Soc His Journal of Social History
JSAHR Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research
J Stra Stu Journal of Strategic Studies
J Trans His Journal of Transport History
J Wor His Journal of World History
MM Mariner's Mirror
Mil Aff Military Affairs
NHS Naval History Symposium (USNA)
NMM National Maritime Museum
Nav Rev Naval Review
NWCR Naval War College Review (US)
Nel Dis Nelson Dispatch
NIP Naval Institute Press
Nor Mar Northern Mariner
Pac His Rev Pacific Historical Review
P & P Past and Present
Traf Chron Trafalgar Chronicle
trans translated by
UP University Press
USNIP Proceedings of the Naval Institute
Vic Stu Victorian Studies
War & Soc War and Society
War in His War in History
W&MQ William and Mary Quarterly
WSS World Ship Society

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