The arctic Whaling Journals of William Scorseby the Younger: Volume 1 The voyages of 1811, 1812 and 1813

"William Scoresby (1789-1857) made his first voyage in the whaler Resolution from Whitby to the Greenland Sea, west of Spitsbergen in 1800. Three years later he was formally apprenticed to his father and another three years saw him promoted to chief officer. On his 21st birthday 'the earliest at which, by reason of age, I could legally hold a command' his father moved to Greenock and another ship, relinquishing the Resolution to his son".--Provided by the publisher. The introduction to this book gives extensive background to Scoresby's family, the whaling process and the development of scientific information relating to the arctic region. The journals of the three voyages follow, with maps of the journeys and illustrations.