A Voyage to the Arctic in the Whaler Aurora

A first-person diary recounts a Dundee whaling and sealing voyage to the Arctic in 1884, recording daily life aboard ship, hunting techniques, and voyage routines. It details sealing and whaling operations off Newfoundland and Labrador, floe-edge and Lancaster Sound whaling, polar-bear hunting, and visits to Greenland settlements, and describes notable events including a nearby shipwreck and coordination with relief vessels for an exploration party. Practical discussion of species, seasonal movements, navigation hazards, and industry practices is interwoven with personal impressions. An appendix supplies historical catch records and visual material, while the narrator reflects on the changing economic and cultural dimensions of Arctic whaling and sealing.