Group of 8 whaling manuscripts, including drawing of original lance design

by Whaling, Augustus Moulton, ascribed to

$750 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller

8 single leaves; paper browned and tearing at old folds. Item #244980 A group of documents related to whaling and particularly the innovations of Dr. J.D.B. Stillman's improved harpoon, including two drawings diagraming the harpoon, described thus: A whaling lance inserted into the body of a whale makes the whale an accessory in his own capture by his efforts to escape. THe details of the documents are technical in that they explain the

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