Ships employed in the South Seas trade, 1775-1859
By: A.G.E. Jones ; expanded and edited by Dale Chatwin
Contributors: Chatwin, Dale, editor; Roebuck Society
Series: Roebuck Society publication -- no. 53; Roebuck Society publication -- no. 53.
Publisher: Navarine Publishing (in conjunction with the Roebuck Society)
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Hobart, Tasmania
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
ISBN-13: 9780992366018
Subjects: Ship registers; Ships; History; Shipping
Notes: "Compiled from the London Prices Current, the Customs Bills of Entry and other sources of the perion"--Title page.

Limited to 100 numbered copies.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-156) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. An overview of the British southern whale fishery; title: Part II. The London oil trade, 1816-1859 (including, factors affecting the market in the London oil trade); title: Part III. The price of whale and seal oils in London, 1800-1859; title: Part IV. Whale and seal cargoes landed in London from the South Seas before 1815; title: Part V. Whale and seal cargoes landed in London after 1816 from the Customs 'Bills of Entry A & B'; title: Part VI. The costs and expense of outfitting a whaling vessel; title: Part VII. Contemporary statistical tables illustrating aspects of the whaling trade.