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Title
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An Act for the Further Encouragement of the Whale Fishery
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Caption
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In hopes of encouraging more whaling expeditions around Greenland, British Parliament and King George II passed this Act. It provides for tax breaks and reduced costs for sailing supplies "on the condition that their firm purpose, and determined resolution... is to use the utmost endeavors of themselves and their ship's company to take whales, or other creatures living in the sea... and to import whales fins, oil, and blubber thereof into the Kingdom of Great Britain.” The Act was instituted out of fears that Great Britain was falling behind other European nations in its production of whale oil. In the race for economic dominance by imperialist powers such as Great Britain, such acts led to increased hunting pressure even as whale stocks began to decline.
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Creator
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Printed by John Baskett, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Magesty
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Date Created
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1733
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Publisher
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Printed by John Baskett, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Magesty
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Place of Publication
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London, England
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Rights
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No Known Copyright
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Bibliographic Citation
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An Act for the Further Encouragement of the Whale Fishery Carried on by His Magesty’s British Subjects. London: Printed by John Baskett, Printer to the King’s Most Excellent Majesty, 1733. Rare Book SH381 .G74 1733
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Filename
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exh-vanishing_Baskett_001.jpeg
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exh-vanishing_Baskett_002.jpeg
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exh-vanishing_Baskett_003.jpeg
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Case Number
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Causes and Consequences of Extinction
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Item Number
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6
