Arctic Whaling Journals of William Scoresby the Younger (1789-1857)

This is the third and final volume in the set of William Scoresby''s journals. It contains the unpublished accounts of his three voyages 1817, 1818 and 1820. During the years of the voyages in this volume Scoresby''s life changed profoundly. An unsuccessful hunt for whales in 1817 led to a break with the Whitby shipowners, and command of the Fame in 1818 in partnership with his father. The partne...