. Narrative of discovery and adventure in the polar seas and regions [microform] : with illustrations of their climate, geology, and natural history, and an account of the whale-fishery. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. in:. sadly enemy, who em- arcfig of art,—a [lower Tt-e seckd in vain to op- uii(;h ice and tonipcHt, wna with their blood. [Miiioeful, sluj^gish; and which he wages with fgressor; yet the rcsist- ^ers is sonactimes teni- uently the forfeit. 8 the chief place is due "mightiest that Rwim >UB as his bulk is, ni- narvcllous have rcpre- ; much greater, and the egenerate
. Narrative of discovery and adventure in the polar seas and regions [microform] : with illustrations of their climate, geology, and natural history, and an account of the whale-fishery. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. in:. sadly enemy, who em- arcfig of art,—a [lower Tt-e seckd in vain to op- uii(;h ice and tonipcHt, wna with their blood. [Miiioeful, sluj^gish; and which he wages with fgressor; yet the rcsist- ^ers is sonactimes teni- uently the forfeit. 8 the chief place is due "mightiest that Rwim >UB as his bulk is, ni- narvcllous have rcpre- ; much greater, and the egenerate remnant of resby, however, by col- rities, has proved that ' the utmost length of snland whale. Of 333 which that gentleman d of a length exceeding lence to any rumour of 70 feet. Even 60 feet , being nearly that of this vast muss, the oil about tliirty tons, and years ago, that article we may form some idea turc; the bones of the * 10; the carcass, 30 or bstance, or blubber, the imal, forms a complete ly, of the thickness of ad is disproportionally if the entire bulk. The one, from each side of e jaw-bones which are wouderiug eyes, aud. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Leslie, John, Sir, 1766-1832; Jameson, Robert, 1774-1854; Murray, Hugh, 1779-1846. New-York : Harper
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