Nieuwe Beschrijving der Walvisvangst en Haringvisschery. Met Veele Byzonderheden daar toe Betreklyk. Als deszelfs opkomst en bloei, waar, en hoedanig de Walvisvangst in den beginne geoefend wierd, hoe dezelve nevens de Walrussen en Zeehonden of Robben gevangen worden, en t'huis gebragt; Opkomst en begin der Haringvisschery, hoe de Nederlanders daar in ten allen tyde hebben uitgemunt, de Manier hoe dezelve gevangen, gekaakt, gezouten, gepakt en verzonden worden, en berekening der aanmerkelyke Winften, welken dezelven oplevereu. Met XXI. fraaye Kaarten en Planten vercierd, door D. de Jong, H. Kobel en M. Salieth. IV. Deel. Te Amsteldam, by Jan Roos, Gerbrand Roos en H. Vermandel, 1791. Contemporary binding: half-leather marbled boards, 116 pp, one fold-out engraving, 11 x 9", 4to. In fair condition. Boards are scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Head and tail of leather spine lacking, binding exposed. Gilt lettering and ruling dulled & soiled on spine, illegible. Front and rear hinges worn, but intact. Front gutter split, exposed cording. Fresh end-pages light toned around edges. Normal age-related wear throughout text-block: toning, age-staining, and some instances of finger-soiling. Fold-out is toned around creases, but remains intact and presentable. Contemporary binding intact, front hinge fragile. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. This is the 1791 Reissued edition, the first being published in 1786 but as two volumes. The first three parts on the whale fishery were published in one volume and the fourth part on the herring fishery were published in a separate volume. This 1791 edition is the first to be published with all four parts in one book. The author of the whaling manual is unknown. The names on the title page are those of engravers Dirk de Jong (active 1779-1805), Hendrik Kobell (1751-1779), and Matthias de Sallieth (1749-1791). A part from the practical aspects of whaling and herring fishing, it describes not only the seas where fishing occurred, but also the surrounding lands, the people that lived there, and the flora and fauna. One expert on Dutch whaling history, Joop Schokkenbroek, wonders whether the author's intention was to revive interest in the whaling industry, which, by the final years of the 18h century, was in steep decline. Some scholars attribute the work to Cornelius Gijsbertsz Zorgdrager (c. 1600 - after 1730), a whaling ship commander who published his travels and professional experience with whaling. Dutch whaling INCLUDING herring fishery. RAREE1791AQRX 04/24 - HK1425
