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    "title": "Distribution of the Sperm Whale based on Logbook Records dating from 1761-1920",
    "description": "Map of the world showing the distribution of sperm whales based on logbook records. Colored dots represent instances of a whale being caught and are separated by month. Positions on charts A and B represent a total catch of 36,908 sperm whales.",
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    "year": 1920,
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        "Townsend, Charles Haskins, 1859-1944",
        "Watson, Arthur C. (Arthur Chace), 1897-"
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        "See also 1935.002.001, for Chart A."
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