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Appendix A 



Appendix A Chronology of Whaling from 1550 AV. to 1950 a.d. 



LATE PERIOD 



1850 



1800 



1750 



J700 



1650 



American Civil War 

 Discovery of Petroleum 



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i War of 

 ,g,2 



Bowen starts bay whaling in Tasmania 



American Revolution 



British South SeaCompany launches whaling fleet 

 Capt.Christopher_Hussey kills_ first sperm 



WanKee offshore vyholin^ begins 



1600 



'^yi'-i^A^^"^?.'! Smeeren burg 



First colonists report Indians whaling 



British Muscovy Company tries whaling in Spitsbsrcjen 



)550 



Barents reaches Spitsbcn^en 



Mosques reach Newfoundland 



