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Map of the world showing the distribution of northern and southern right whales based on logbook records dating from 1785 to 1913. Each colored dot represents the position of a whaleship on a day when one or more whales were taken. Each months whaling is colored distinctly, positions represent catches of 8,415 right whales.
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69701n50v
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Distribution of Northern and Southern Right Whales based on logbook records dating from 1785 to 1913
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map
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69701n50v
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map
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title
Distribution of Northern and Southern Right Whales based on logbook records dating from 1785 to 1913
description
Map of the world showing the distribution of northern and southern right whales based on logbook records dating from 1785 to 1913. Each colored dot represents the position of a whaleship on a day when one or more whales were taken. Each months whaling is colored distinctly, positions represent catches of 8,415 right whales.
date
["[ca. 1913–1922]"]
year
1913
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This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND).
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creative commons
language
English
creators
Townsend, Charles Haskins, 1859-1944
Watson, Arthur C. (Arthur Chace), 1897-
institution
New Bedford Free Public Library
collections
Map and Chart Collection
subjects
Whaling
Whales
subjectsGeographic
World
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Maps
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Nautical charts
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Cartographic
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1
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q811p8335
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1 map : col. ; 17 x 34 in.
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69701n50v
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map
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