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Sailors in wonderland

Dutch sperm whaling during the nineteenth century, 1827–1849

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ID12123718
AuthorsJoost C A Schokkenbroek (Amsterdam Museum, corresponding author), Joost CA Schokkenbroek (Het Scheepvaartmuseum, Amsterdam; and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Year2017
Volume29
Issue2
Pages261-275
Publication date2017-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Maritime History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0843-8714 • E-ISSN: 2052-7756
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0843871417694001
PMID28781422
OpenAlexW2613379732
LanguageEN
Citations received1

The Dutch engaged in whaling between 1612 and 1964, with intervals of non-activity in the last quarter of the nineteenth and first half of the twentieth centuries. Under varied circumstances, the Dutch have relied upon the expertise of foreign whalemen. The involvement of Basque whalers in the foundation and organisation of Dutch whaling expeditions during the first half of the seventeenth century is fully documented. Less well known is the collaboration between the Dutch and whaling experts from the United States during the first half of the nineteenth century. This article relates to a number of expeditions undertaken by Dutch and American whalemen, who headed for hunting grounds unfamiliar to the Dutch. It examines the political and economic contexts within which American involvement should be considered, and identifies the results of this involvement

Ancient history · Archaeology · Foundation (evidence · Political science · Politics · Quarter (Canadian coin · Whaling · History · Law · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology

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