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Key Information
- Title:
- Success of the Hull Ships at the Greenland and Davis' Straits Fisheries
- Object Name:
- list
- Date/Period:
- 1821
- Location on Display:
- Museum - Not Currently on display
- Accession No:
- KINCM:2005.3933
- Other Numbers:
- W3.92.76
- Brief Description:
- Sheet with tables of statistics illustrating the success of the Hull whaling fleet in 1821. It has the title 'A Correct Statement Of The Success of the Hull Ships at the Greenland and Davis' Straits Fisheries, In the Year 1821'. The main tables at the top include the name of the ship, the tonnage, the number of men on board, the name of the captain, the date of arrival in Hull, the number of 'fish' (whales), the weight of 'Fins or Whale Bone' and the 'actual quantity of Oil boiled'. The table at the bottom records the aggregate figures for Hull whaling ships from 1772 to 1821. It was printed by Thomas Topping and sold by W. Dawson, 47 Lowgate, Hull. The top right-hand corner has the signature and address of Robert Morley Sawyer, 46 Great Thornton Street, Hull. His father Charles Sawyer is noted in the table as the Master of the ship 'Harmony'. The sheet has been mounted on cardboard.
Dimensions:
| Type | Height | Width | Depth | Diameter | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320[mm] | 404[mm] |
