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William Scoresby

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English Arctic explorer and whaler (1789–1857)

Born 1789
Died 1857

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  • Cover of: Journal of a voyage to the northern whale-fishery: including researches and discoveries on the eastern coast of west Greenland, made in the summer of 1822, in the ship Baffin of Liverpool

    First published in 1823 6 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition williamscoresbys00scor
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  • Cover of: Memorials of the sea.: My father: being records of the adventurous life of the late William Scoresby, esq. of Whitby.

    First published in 1835 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition memorialsofseamy00scorrich
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  • Cover of: An account of the Arctic regions: with a history and description of the northern whale-fishery

    First published in 1820 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: An Account of the Arctic Regions with a History and Description of the Northern Whale-fishery ...

    First published in 1820 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition anaccountarctic00scorgoog
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  • Cover of: The Arctic regions and the northern whale-fishery

    First published in 1849 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Memorials of the sea

    First published in 1835 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition cihm_42086
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  • Cover of: The Arctic regions: their situation, appearances, climate, and zoology

    First published in 1849 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition cihm_42260
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  • Cover of: The 1823 log book of the ship Baffin from Liverpool

    First published in 1984 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Magnetical investigations. 2pt

    First published in 1839 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Memorials of the sea. My father: being records of the adventurous life of the late William Scoresby

    First published in 1851 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Memorials of the Sea: The Mary Russell

    First published in 1850 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Zoistic magnestism: being the substance of two lectures, descriptive of original views and investigations respecting this mysterious agency

    First published in 1849 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Zoistic magnetism: being the substance of two lectures, descriptive of original views and investigations respecting this mysterious agency; delivered ... at Torquay, on the 24th of April and 1st of May, 1849

    First published in 1849 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The northern whale-fishery

    First published in 1849 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Magnetical investigations

    First published in 1839 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Sabbaths in the Arctic regions

    First published in 1850 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Franklin expedition, or, Considerations of measures for the discovery and relief of our absent adventurers in the Arctic regions: with maps

    First published in 1850 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: An account of the Arctic regions: with a history and description of the northern whale-fishery

    First published in 1820 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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We need a photo of William Scoresby

English Arctic explorer and whaler (1789–1857)

Born 1789
Died 1857
Subjects
Whaling, Description and travel, Sabbath, Baleines, Chasse, Discovery and exploration, History, Mesmerism, Sabbat, Arctic regions, Baffin (Ship), British, Discoveries (in geography), Discoveries in geography, Découverte et exploration, Découverte et exploration britanniques, Découvertes géographiques, Fathers and sons, Histoire, Logbooks, Magnetism, Magnets, Natural history, Régions arctiques, Sciences naturelles
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Arctic regions, Régions arctiques, Greenland, England, North Pole, Whitby
People
John Franklin Sir (1786-1847), William Scoresby (1760-1829)

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
June 7, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
September 7, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import