Sealers in the service of science
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9220423 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kjell-G Kjaer (Norsk Geografisk Selskap, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 475-484 |
| Publication date | 2015-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Polar Record (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-2474 • E-ISSN: 1475-3057 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0032247414000813 |
| OpenAlex | W2089464042 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
This paper describes the co-operation, for the purpose of data collection, that was established between scientific institutions in Scandinavia and the sealing trade in northern Norway in the period 1865–1875. The paper describes the cartographic work carried out by sealing masters, notably the making of new charts of Nordaustlandet, Kong Karls Land and Novaya Zemlya. It also describes how a scientific network in Norway and Sweden saw the potential in the masters’ knowledge of the Arctic and encouraged them to record their observations and to gather scientific data. The reasons why sealing masters engaged in Arctic research are described. The paper includes charts of parts of Svalbard and of Novaya Zemlya based on sealers’ sketches, notes and ship's journals
Archaeology · Arctic · Business · Geography · Library science · Operations research · Service (business) · The arctic · Work (physics) · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies · Computer Science · Engineering · Geology · History · Indigenous Studies and Ecology · Mechanical Engineering · Oceanography · Polar Research and Ecology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |