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Joost C.A. Schokkenbroek
Trying-out
an anatomy of Dutch whaling and sealing in the nineteenth century, 1815-1885
€ 29,90 € 7,90
‘Trying-out’ describes and analyses a wide array of initiatives leading to the hunt, by Dutch whalemen, of whales and seals in Arctic waters, the temperate zones of the South Pacific and the waters of the Dutch East Indies during the major part of the nineteenth century (1815-1885) – an era neglected so far. Schokkenbroek, curator at the National Maritime Museum Amsterdam, focuses on the men involved in the two maritime industries – be it on shore or aboard the whaleship.
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