The Dalton Journal - Two Whaling Voyages to the South Seas 1823-1829

A rare British account of whaling activities in the South Seas. Most such accounts came from American pens. From the diaries of William Dalton (1802 - 1873), a surgeon who sailed on two whaling voyages in the Pacific - the Phoenix (1823-25), and Harriet (1826-29). Includes an essay on whaling procedures, and interviews with witnesses to the death of Captain Cook....