Schleswig-Holsteins Grönlandfahrt auf Walfischfang und Robbenschlag vom 17.-19. Jahrhundert

Description:

First edition. Text German. A classic regional maritime history, this richly illustrated volume offers a comprehensive account of the Arctic whaling and sealing voyages undertaken from Schleswig-Holstein and the Lower Elbe between the 17th and 19th centuries. Drawing on archival records, ship logs, and contemporary illustrations, Oesau documents the organisation of the expeditions, the ships and crews involved, and the economic and social importance of the “Grönlandfahrt” for coastal and inland communities. Long regarded as a standard work on North German whaling history, the book provides both a detailed scholarly record and an accessible portrayal of a once-significant seafaring tradition.

Condition

Large 8vo (280x190mm), orig. cloth, blocked in black to front board and spine. Withdrawn from an institutional library, with neat ink stamps to endpapers, title page and plates. Good.