Nineteeth-century sealing operations in the South Shetland Islands: Log of the Thomas Hunt, 1873-74

Abstract

Table describing sealing operations conducted by the American schooner Thomas Hunt of Stonington in the South Shetland Islands, during its 1873-74 voyage (Capt. William Henry Appleman). Based on information provided by the manuscript of the Log of the Thomas Hunt (Jul. 1873 – May 1874). Providence Public Library, Nicholson Whaling Logbook Collection, Volume 487, Wh M6652 1865L. Table created for discussing the diversity of nineteenth-century sealings strategies in Antarctica and its potential archaeological footprint.