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Encouraged by Sir Joseph Banks, William Scoresby expanded the logs of his Arctic whaling voyages into lengthy journals. His scientific records, comments on social and religious topics, and his detailed descriptions of navigation and whaling are at the heart of this edited collection.Jackson, C. Ian is the author of 'The Arctic Whaling Journals of William Scoresby the Younger (17891857) Volume II (Hakluyt Society)', published 2009 under ISBN 9780904180923 and ISBN 0904180921.
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