Hakluyt Society, W. Scoresby, The Arctic whaling journals, Vol. 3.

Condition : very good, minor signs of shelf wear, otherwise as new.
Illustrations : 2 plates, 3 maps, 6 drawings in black and white. 

Volume three, containing the unpublished journals of Scoresby's voyage in the Esk in 1817, in the Fame in 1818, and in the new ship Baffin in 1820. Includes an essay on the design and construction of Arctic whalers by Fred M. Walker. Bibliography, index, conversion tables and glossary.

At the age of 10, Scoresby made his first Arctic whaling voyage on his father's ship, the "Resolution", which he later commanded in 1811. In 1813, he established that the temperature of polar waters is higher at great depths than at the surface. His Account of the Arctic Regions with a History and Description of the Northern Whale-Fishery (1820) contains his own discoveries as well as those of previous navigators. His voyage to Greenland in 1822, during which he explored 400 miles of the east coast, was his last Arctic adventure. He went on to study theology at Cambridge and later became a clergyman. His new career, however, did not put an end to his scientific work. In 1848, while crossing the Atlantic, he made valuable observations on wave heights. He also travelled to Australia in 1856 to collect data on the Earth's magnetism.