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380 pages. Index of species mentioned. Literature list. Includes 108 figures in text and two fold-out maps. Text in English. Heavy external wear. Back cover loose but present. Binding very weak. A worthy reading copy. [Arctic Bibliography 6307] Book
1986mon0000011011Mosby 31/03/1986 00:00:01. paperback. Good. 9.8985 in x 20.0508 in x 12.4365 in. Secondhand. Spiune lightly creasaed. A crease in the front cover and a small one on the title page. Clean pages. Good book. Mosby paperback
181824993London: John Baskett and others printers 1818. 12 works folio. 12 1/2 x 8 inches and smaller. Disbound or stitched<br/> <br/> A fascinating series spanning the whole of the period when whaling was carried out on a successful commercial basis in the waters off Greenland.<br/> <br/> After an abortive start by the South Sea Company between 1724 and 1732 the British whaling fleet operated off Greenland and the Davis Strait throughout the remainder of the 18th century with increasing success due to a large degree to the succession of bounties granted to ship owners by the British Government. The present selection of acts of parliament includes a number concerning the bounty: the first dated 16th January 1732 makes law "that a Bounty will be paid on the Return of every Ship of 200 tons and over imployed by His Majesty's Subjects in the Whale Fishery". For the bounty to be paid certain stringent criteria had to be met; these increased as the century progressed. By the time of the last Act in the present group March 1818 the Greenland whalers were reporting declining catches and were already beginning to turn their attention to other whaling grounds i.e. largely in the Pacific and Antarctic. This group offers and interesting series of snapshots of the industry during its most productive century. The acts comprise: 1. An Act for encouraging the Greenland Fishery. 1732. Stitched later wrappers. Exemption from duty extended for a nine year period. 2. An Act for the further Encouragment of the Whale Fishery carried on by His Majesty's British Subjects. 1733. Stitched later wrappers. The introduction of a bounty for ships over 200 tons. 3. An Act for continuing the several Laws therein mentioned . including granting a further Bounty for all Ships employed in the Whale Fishery during the present War; for exempting Harponers and others . from being impressed. No date but circa 1750. Spine reinforced. The bounty raised by a third other measures to help the trade. 4. An Act for granting a additional Bounty on Ships employed in the Greenland and Whale Fishery for a limited time. No adte but circa 1761. Disbound. The increased bounty confirmed for another five years. 5.An Act for further continuing several Acts . for the Encouragement of the Whale Fishery. 1768. Stitched. 6. An Act for the better Support and Establishment of the Greenland and Whale Fishery. 1771. Stitched. The rules about the amount of bounty to be paid has changed with additional laws concerning vessels of American origin exemption from duty extended to include the Gulf of St. Lawrence certain members of a whaler's crew to be exempt from being pressed into service in the Royal Navy etc. 7.An Act to explain and amend Two Acts made . with respect to the Limits of the Greenland Seas and Davis's Streights . and to enlarge the Time for the Return of the Vessels employed in the Whale Fisheries. 1780. Stitched. 8. An Act for granting an additional Bounty on Ships employed in the Greenland and Whale Fishery for a limited Time. 1782. Disbound. The bounty retained for a further five years. 9. An Act for allowing Vessels employed in the Greenland Whale Fishery to complete their full Number of Men at certain Ports for the Present Season. 1805. Spine strengthened. Whaling ships permitted to call in to ports in Scotland the Orkneys and the Shetland Islands to find men to complete their crews. 10. An Act for allowing until the Signature of Preliminary Articles of Peace Vessels . to complete their full Number of Men at certain ports. 1806. Spine strenghtened. An extension of the previous act. 11. An Act to revive and continue for five years several Laws. 1815. Strengthened spine. Several prvious acts re-confirmed. 12. An Act to amend an Act . so far as it relates to the Oaths thereby required. 1818. Unbound. Concerns the oaths required from owners/captains before the bounty due would be released to them. John Baskett [and others], printers unknown
Signed, dated and generically inscribed by author/subject upon half-title page. 245 pages. Map endpapers. Black and white photographic plates, including frontispiece photo of author/subject in travel attire. Anderson "recounts his nearly half a century in the Canadian north. By snowshoe and dog team, by canoe, sailboat and steamer, he travelled throughout the woodlands and the Arctic regions of Canada - with numerous side trips to the west coast of Greenland. Includes many a fabulous anecdote - tales of courage and privation, humour in the bivouac and excitement on the trail. Discusses the fur trade and its history, interspersing his narrative with reflections which provide sharp insight to this theme." - from dust jacket. Gift greetings atop half-title page. Light wear to book. Binding intact. Above-average wear to dust jacket which is now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. Book
Bella carta nautica, inc. in rame e a colori, di cm. 78 x 73. E’ dedicata alla "Costa Orientale del Nord America e alla Groenlandia". Cfr. Tooley’s Dictionary of Mapmakers, p. 24: “Aaron Arrowsmith (1750-1833), English cartographer, engraver and publisher. in 1790 he set up his own establishment in London and he became hydrographer to Prince of Wales ca. 1810 and to His Majesty 1820. In all he issued 200 maps, mostly large scale, and was easily the foremost cartographer of his time”. Esemplare ben conservato.
199343735HEYNE WILHELM 1993. 1. softcover. HEYNE, WILHELM paperback
181824993London: John Baskett and others printers 1818. 12 works folio. 12 1/2 x 8 inches and smaller. Disbound or stitched<br/> <br/>A fascinating series spanning the whole of the period when whaling was carried out on a successful commercial basis in the waters off Greenland.<br/> <br/>After an abortive start by the South Sea Company between 1724 and 1732 the British whaling fleet operated off Greenland and the Davis Strait throughout the remainder of the 18th century with increasing success due to a large degree to the succession of bounties granted to ship owners by the British Government. The present selection of acts of parliament includes a number concerning the bounty: the first dated 16th January 1732 makes law "that a Bounty will be paid on the Return of every Ship of 200 tons and over imployed by His Majesty's Subjects in the Whale Fishery". For the bounty to be paid certain stringent criteria had to be met; these increased as the century progressed. By the time of the last Act in the present group March 1818 the Greenland whalers were reporting declining catches and were already beginning to turn their attention to other whaling grounds i.e. largely in the Pacific and Antarctic. This group offers and interesting series of snapshots of the industry during its most productive century. The acts comprise: 1. An Act for encouraging the Greenland Fishery. 1732. Stitched later wrappers. Exemption from duty extended for a nine year period. 2. An Act for the further Encouragment of the Whale Fishery carried on by His Majesty's British Subjects. 1733. Stitched later wrappers. The introduction of a bounty for ships over 200 tons. 3. An Act for continuing the several Laws therein mentioned . including granting a further Bounty for all Ships employed in the Whale Fishery during the present War; for exempting Harponers and others . from being impressed. No date but circa 1750. Spine reinforced. The bounty raised by a third other measures to help the trade. 4. An Act for granting a additional Bounty on Ships employed in the Greenland and Whale Fishery for a limited time. No adte but circa 1761. Disbound. The increased bounty confirmed for another five years. 5.An Act for further continuing several Acts . for the Encouragement of the Whale Fishery. 1768. Stitched. 6. An Act for the better Support and Establishment of the Greenland and Whale Fishery. 1771. Stitched. The rules about the amount of bounty to be paid has changed with additional laws concerning vessels of American origin exemption from duty extended to include the Gulf of St. Lawrence certain members of a whaler's crew to be exempt from being pressed into service in the Royal Navy etc. 7.An Act to explain and amend Two Acts made . with respect to the Limits of the Greenland Seas and Davis's Streights . and to enlarge the Time for the Return of the Vessels employed in the Whale Fisheries. 1780. Stitched. 8. An Act for granting an additional Bounty on Ships employed in the Greenland and Whale Fishery for a limited Time. 1782. Disbound. The bounty retained for a further five years. 9. An Act for allowing Vessels employed in the Greenland Whale Fishery to complete their full Number of Men at certain Ports for the Present Season. 1805. Spine strengthened. Whaling ships permitted to call in to ports in Scotland the Orkneys and the Shetland Islands to find men to complete their crews. 10. An Act for allowing until the Signature of Preliminary Articles of Peace Vessels . to complete their full Number of Men at certain ports. 1806. Spine strenghtened. An extension of the previous act. 11. An Act to revive and continue for five years several Laws. 1815. Strengthened spine. Several prvious acts re-confirmed. 12. An Act to amend an Act . so far as it relates to the Oaths thereby required. 1818. Unbound. Concerns the oaths required from owners/captains before the bounty due would be released to them. John Baskett [and others], printers unknown books
1872WRCAM32003Godthaab: Lars Møller 1872. 39pp. plus folding lithographic table. Contemporary plain wrappers. Spine perished. Last leaf and rear wrapper detached folding plate nearly so. Moderate edge wear. Overall internally clean. Good. An apparent continuation of Møller's four- part series on regional Greenland local councils. The fourth part discusses the northern councils from 1863 to 1867 and this pamphlet resumes where that installment leaves off. Each was produced separately though intended to form a complete work. The large folding lithographic plate includes various local statistics pertinent to the councils. An early Greenland imprint and quite rare. Not mentioned by Oldendow. Knud Oldendow THE SPREAD OF PRINTING. WESTERN HEMISPHERE. GREENLAND Amsterdam: Vangendt & Co. 1969 p.37 ref. Lars Møller unknown books
1651123971London: 1651. A printed petition signed by English whalers and fishers around Greenland opposing the monopolistic practices of the Greenland Company addressed to the parliament of the new Commonwealth. The petitioners led by Richard Warner claim that the Greenland Company is both abusing its position and under-utilizing it: "the Greenland Company strive to hinder all Englishmen saving those of their own Company from fishing there which are an inconsiderable handful of about 30. or 40. persons and yet they do nothing neer send out sufficient shipping to supply this Common-wealth with oyl or whalefinn". The petitioners state that if trade was liberalized "there would be twice or thrice as many ships sent every year for Greenland are now by the Greenland Company. and this nation supplied with a full quantity of fish oyls at cheap rates without the help of forraigners; yea and in a few years be able to transport into forraign nations for their supply". The petitioners also state that the men of the Company have used violence against competitors and demand restitution. The broadside is of great rarity - the only copy in institutional holdings is the British Library copy in the Thomason collection which bears the annotated date of 6 January 1650 although ESTC following Wing dates the publication to 1651. Folio broadside 321 x 234 mm. Light chipping around extremities without loss to type central crease. A very good copy. ESTC R212070; Thomason 669.f.1571; Wing W914. All references are for the same copy in the British Library. unknown
176310618Philibert, Kopenhagen u. Genf 1763. 2 Bl., XXVIII Seiten, 2 Bl., 171 Seiten mit 1 gest. Faltkarte u. 10 gest. Falttafeln. Kl.-8°. Hübscher Lederband der Zeit mit 2 Rückenschildern. Einband fleckig u. etwas berieben, Ecken bestoßen. Rücken geplatzt. Oberes Kapital fehlt. Innen etwas gebräunt, teils gering stockfleckig. Beide Innengelenke u. teils Buchblock locker.
19201831<p>GREENLAND ESKIMOS: A Greenlandic landscape with a house and two Inuits preparing food over the fire signed Emanuel A. Petersen. Oil on canvas measures 14.5 x 20.8 inches 37×53 cm a few minor peelings crackling circa 1920s.</p><p>Emanuel A. Petersen 1894-1948 is famous as a "<em>Grønlands-maler</em>" painting in a romantic style at a time when photography was already documenting the landscape. He aimed at a beautification a certain perception of harmony showing nature people and dwellings from a distance; he does not share in the life of the scene but records and reproduces. Petersen's view was not one from the inside out but from the outside in. His gaze was mostly concerned with a pictorial and natural beauty the beauty of colours and of light.</p>
1715SB-20195Amsterdam, Jean Frederic Bernard, 1715. 4 Bl., XLIV, 200 S.; 2 Bl., 298 S. Braune Ganzlederbände der Zeit auf fünf Bünden mit goldgeprägten Rückentiteln auf zwei bordeauxroten Rückenschildern; marmorierter dreiseitiger Rotschnitt. Berühmte Edition des französischen Autors und Verlegers Jean Frederic Bernard (1680 - 1744) über Reisen in die Arktis, so unter anderem nach Island, Groenland und Spitzbergen. Aufgrund der Vielfalt der von ihr vermittelten ethnographischen, ethnologischen, botanischen und zoologischen Impressionen wird dieser Sammlung von Reisebeschreibungen, die den Ruhm Bernards als Verleger maßgeblich mitbegründete, eine besondere Wirkung auf die Kulturrezeption der Bildungseliten des frühen 18. Jahrhunderts zugesprochen. Tome premier: Instructions Pour Yoyager utiliment - Relation de L'Islande - Rtelation du Groenland. Contenant l'Histoire des Voyages des Danois pour la decouverte de cette Terre - Addition aux Memoires, Pour ceux qui vont à la Peche de la Baleine. Tome second: Journal d'une voyage au Spitzbergen et au Groenlandt. Journal d'une Voyage au Spitzberguen (Voyage de l'Elbe à Spitzberguen - Retour de Spitzberguen dans l'elbe) - Description de Spitzberguen (De la situation exterieure de Spitzberguen - De la Mer - De la glace - De l'Air) - Description des Plantes de Spitzberguen - Description des Animaux de Spitzberguen (Oiseaux animaux à quatre pieds - Poissións - Baleine etc.). Beide Bände mit insgesamt 20, teils mehrfach ausfaltbaren Kupfertafeln außerhalb der Paginierung.
1856WRCAM34064Copenhagen: Emilius Baerentzen 1856. Two volumes. 46; 31 lithographic plates some in color each followed by descriptive text. Chromolithographic title. Oblong folio. Contemporary maroon cloth ornate gilt- lettered covers a.e.g. Second volume rebacked at an early date corners repaired. Rubbed. Minor foxing. Occasionally dampstaining in lower margin. Images generally clean. Old ownership stamp on front fly leaf of first volume. Very good. An impressive lithographic tour of Denmark and her colonies. While the majority of the plates show local Danish scenes and landscapes nine views show scenes in America: three in Greenland and six of islands in the Danish West Indies the eventual U.S. Virgin Islands. The views in America are: <br> <br> Greenland: <br> <br> 1 "Parti ved Jakobshavn. Grönland." Chromolithograph of a native hunting party gathered on an icy shore. <br> <br> 2 "Colonie Omenak. Grönland." View of a small Greenland colony with a large ship offshore and clusters of colonists engaged in various activities in the foreground. <br> <br> 3 "Kingoa-Dalen. Grönland." View of a traveling party cooking on an open fire in a lush valley. Perhaps the party was on a portage; a canoe is shown in the lower left corner. <br> <br> Danish West Indies now the U.S. Virgin Islands: <br> <br> 1 "Christianssted. St. Croix." A panoramic view of the harbor showing a large church and Danish fort. <br> <br> 2 "St. Jan. Parti af det Indre." A wide view of the lush landscape showing settlers cooking over an open fire in the foreground. <br> <br> 3 "Cruxbay. St. Jan." A pastoral scene of activity just outside the settlement walls. <br> <br> 4 "Parti af St. Thomas." A cityscape of the port of St. Thomas displaying the city's impressive architecture. <br> <br> 5 "Parti ved Frederikssted. St. Croix." A river scene showing five men in a rowboat trolling for fish and a large Danish fort to the far right. <br> <br> 6 "St. Thomas. Parti af Byen og Havnen." A close-up view of the harbor showing a bustling downtown area and a full port including an early steamer. <br> <br> An attractive and rare assemblage of views. In addition to the Greenland chromolithograph five additional chromolithographs of Danish scenes are present along with scenes in Iceland and the Faroe Islands. There are very few visual images of the U.S. Virgin Islands from this early date. Emilius Baerentzen hardcover books
172576465Amsterdam 1725-1738. 8vo. Samtidige marmorerte omslag. Ubeskåret. Gravert frontispiece. Tittelbladene trykt i rødt og svart. 8 CLXXXVII 1 blank 18 272 s. Fire foldekart to foldeplansjer ; 4 402 s. 16 foldeplansjer ; 472 s. Tre foldekart syv plansjer hvorav fire foldet ; 568 2 s. Med et foldet kart over Japan ; 4 410 s. To foldekarter ; 462 s. ; 424 4 s. To foldekarter ; 24 429 s. To foldekarter ; 4 464 19 s. To foldekarter ; 24 471 s. 8vo. Contemporary marbled boards. Partly unopened. Uncut. Titles printed in red and black. 8 CLXXXVII 1 blank 18 272 pp. Four folding maps two folding plates ; 4 402 pp. 16 folding plates ; 472 pp. Three folding maps seven plates four of them folding ; 568 2 pp. One folding map of Japan ; 4 410 pp. Two folding maps ; 462 pp. ; 424 4 pp. Two folding maps ; 24 429 pp. Two folding maps ; 4 464 19 pp. Two folding maps ; 24 471 pp. Jean Frédéric Bernard. Fransk. <br/><br/><em>Schiötz 610 d.Første bind omhandler Island og Grønland. Andre bind omhandler stort sett Spitsbergen samt hvalfangst. Tredje bind omhandler Linschotens første og andre reise samt reiser til Nord-Amerika. Fjerde bind er viet Japan for det meste. Femte bind dreier seg mest om Louisiana.Volume I deals with Iceland and Greenland. Volume two deals mainly with Spitzbergen and whaling. Volume three contains first and second voyages of Linschoten abd travels to North America. Volume four delas mainly with Japan. Rest of the volumes are mostly about North America and Asia - China. </em> hardcover