Narrative of a Whaling Voyage Round the Globe From the Year 1833 to 1836. Volume II only

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Title continues: "Comprising Sketches of Polynesia, California, The Indian Archipelago, etc. With an Account of Southern Whales, the Sperm Whale Fishery, and the Natural History of the Climates Visited." Originally published by Richard Bentley, London, in 1840. Discussion of: sperm whales, oceanic birds, dolphins, Tahiti, native life, missionaries, vegetation, sharks, geological observations, Polynesia, Hawaii, Marquesas, Christmas Island, etc. Show more