PLATE XVII 



Fig. I. Working up at Porto Pirn. Flensing the blubber piecemeal with 



cutting spade and hook. 14 August 1949. 

 Fig. 2. Working up at Porto Pirn. The two 'merlons' of blubber left 



for canting the whale (p. 344). Holes have not yet been mortised 



into the merlons. 16 August 1949. 

 Fig. 3. Working up at Porto Pim. Disarticulating the lower jaw from 



the head. 16 August 1949. 

 Fig. 4. The blubber staircase on the platform of the modern factory at 



Sao Vincent, San Miguel. 27 June 1949. 

 Fig. 5. Manual press for removing sperm oil from spermaceti in the 



factory at Sao Vincent. The four blubber tubs contain spermaceti. 



25 June 1949. 

 Fig. 6. Manual press used in the manufacture of meat meal at Sao 



Vincent. 25 June 1949. 



