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| − | Whaling is a practice from back in the middle ages. In the 17th century, English whalers from the Greenland company started whaling.Overall, the whaling trade has periods of grown and decline. The | + | Whaling is a practice from back in the middle ages. In the 17th century, English whalers from the Greenland company started whaling.Overall, the whaling trade has periods of grown and decline. In the time of 1750, whale oil was used for street lighting, lubricating machinery, in pain,t and putty The whaling trade in London since the 1960's has closed due to other better sources of oil. |
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Revision as of 12:55, 30 May 2017
Whaling in London
 Greenland Whaling | |
| Greenland Whaling | |
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| Artist | Attributed to Frederick Whymper |
| Year | 1883 |
Overview
Whaling is a practice from back in the middle ages. In the 17th century, English whalers from the Greenland company started whaling.Overall, the whaling trade has periods of grown and decline. In the time of 1750, whale oil was used for street lighting, lubricating machinery, in pain,t and putty The whaling trade in London since the 1960's has closed due to other better sources of oil.
Contents
Background
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Beginning of Whaling
According to the London Waling Trade article on the London Port Cities website, the Middle Ages saw the start of the hunting of whales in the Bay of Biscay by Basque fishermen. [1] Then in the 17th century, English and Dutch whalers working for the Muscovy Company started searching in the Arctic for whales to trade with Russia.
Greenland Whaling
The Greenland Company took over the whaling side of the Muscovy Company because it was granted monopoly rights given by the government. London then had 20 whaling ships in the 1620s. During this whaling time though the English had bitter competition with the Dutch who eventually dominant them by mid 17th century.
Greenland Docks
Death of Whaling
South Sea Whaling
References
- ↑ The London whaling trade. (n.d.). Retrieved May 23, 2017, from http://www.portcities.org.uk/london/server/show/ConNarrative.129/chapterId/2633/The-London-whaling-trade.html
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