Allen's bibliography of cetacea and sirenia. 479 



1789. Merck, Henry. M^moiro sur los C6tac68. <^Riat. et M6m. de la Soc. des Sci. 

 phys. de Lausanne, ii, 1784-86 (1789), pp. 339-344, pi. vii. 



PI. vii, flg. 1, cr<1uode la baleine ordinaire; fig. 2, dii monodon ; flg. 3, du dauphin; fig. 4, 

 du physeter ; figg. 5, 6, do une 08p6ce de baleine inconnue [= Ur/peroodon]. [409. J 



1789. [Wheatley, John, and others.^ [Certificates of Capture of Whales by use of 



tlie Gun-Harpoon.] <^Ti-an8. London Soc. Encotir. Arts, Man., and Com., vii, 1789, 

 pp. 175-186. 



Gives accounts of the capture of various "Whales, with generally a statement of the "length 

 of bone"; one "Whale is stated to have had "thirteen feet ten inch bono"; others had "ten 

 feet bone," "eleven feet bone," etc. F^IO-J 



1790. Anderson, [ — ], and Coombe [ — ]. Anderson's | Historical and Clironological 



Deduction | of the ] Origin of Commerce, | from the earliest accounts, | con- 

 taining I an History | of the | great commercial interests | of the | British 

 Empire, | to which is prefixed, | an introduction, [ exhibiting | a view of the 

 ancient and modem state of | Europe ; of the importance of our Colonies; | 

 and of the commerce, shipping, manu- | factures, fisheries, &c., | of | Great 

 Britain and Ireland ; | and their influence on the landed interest. | with an | 

 Appendix, | containing | the modern politico-commercial geography of | the 

 several countries of Europe. | Carefully Revised, Corrected, and continued to 

 the year 1789, | By Mr. Coombe. | — | In six volumes. \ Vol. I[-VI]. ] — | 

 Dublin : | Printed by P. Byrne. | — | M. DCC. XC. 6 vols. 8'^. 



The treatment of the "Whalefishery is chronological, and therefore runs through the work 

 and cannot be conveniently cited definitely. The references are generally brief, consisting of 

 summaries, necessarily at second-hand. Vols, i-iii contain the " original part of the histori- 

 cal and chronological work of Mr. Anderson " ; vol. iv consists of the "Appendix" (pp. 1-208) 

 and "An Alphabetical and Chronological Index" (pp. 209-577) to Anderson's work; vols, v 

 and vi contain t'oe continuation by Mr. Coombe. The copious and well-arranged indexes 

 greatly facilitate reference to tho subjects treated. [411.] 



1790. " Bo"WENS, Jac. Nauwkeurige beschry ving der beroemde zeestad Oostende, van 



haeren oorsprong af tot het jaar 1787. Brugge, J. de Busscher. 1790. 2 din. 



4°." 



"Zie aldaar: Oesterbank wanneer gemaakt. H, bl. 139. Keglementen raekende de vis- 

 scherijen binnen Oostende. I, bl. 21, 28, 30. II, 143. Acht walvisschen aangespoeld. I, bl. 

 17. "Walvischvangst na Greenland, opgeregt te Brugge. II, bl. 37, 150." 



Not seen; title and comment from Bosgoed, op. cit, p. 234, no. 3432. [412.] 



1790-95. "DONNDORFF, JoH. AuG. Natur u. Kunst. Ein gemeinuiitz. Lehr- u. 

 Lesebuch. 4 Bde. d°. Leipzig, 1790-95." 



Not seen ; title from Cams and Engelmann. [413.] 



1791. Anon. ? [or Jong, H. de, H. Koebel, and M. Salieth.] "Nieuwe Beschrijving 



der "Walvischvangst en der Haringvisscherij. Met XXII fraaije platen en 

 kaarten vercierd. Amsterdam, J. Roos, 1791. 4 din. 4°." 



Kot seen; from Bosgoed (op. cit, p. 250, no. 3584), who gives it as a new edition of "De 

 walvischvangst met veelo bi.jzonderheden," etc., 1784-86, q. v. 



Scoresby gives this work as "door H. do Jong, H. Koebel, en M. Salieth."— Arct. Heg., ii, 

 p. 153, note. There is a French translation by B. de Keste, Paris, 1799, entitled "Histoire 

 des Pfiches," etc., q. v. [414.] 



1791. Fa"wkener, W., and Lords of the Committee of Council, etc. On the pro- 

 duction of Ambergris. A Communication from the Committee of Council ap- 

 pointed for the Consideration of all Matters relating to Trade and Foreign 

 Plantations; with a prefatory Letter from WilUam Fawkencr, Esq. to Sh Joseph 

 Banks Bart. P. R. S. <P/ii7o8. Trans. Lond., Ixxxi, pt. 1, art. ii, 1791, pp. 



43-47. 



Mainly a series of questions by the Council, with answers by Capt. Joshua Cofan, 



examined by the Council in reference to the circumstances of his finding ambergris in a 



•Whale. [*^*-l 



1791. GUMILLA, J. Historia Natural, | Civil y Geografica | De lasNaciones | Situadas 



en las Riveras | Del Rio Orinoco. | Su Autor | El Padre Joseph Gumilla, | 



