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Table Eg339-342 - Whaling at Nantucket-vessels, tonnage, and oil taken: 1715-1789

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  Eg339 Eg3401 Eg341 Eg342
  Vessels Tonnage per vessel Oil taken
  Quantity Value
Row Year(s) Number Tons Barrels Pounds(£) sterling
1 1715 6 38 600 1,100
2 1730 25 44 3,700 3,238
3 1748 60 63 11,250 19,648
4 1756 80 75 12,000 27,000
5 1762 78 ---- 9,440 ----
6 1763 60 ---- 9,238 ----
7 1764 72 ---- 11,983 ----
8 1765 101 ---- 11,512 ----
9 1766 118 ---- 11,969 ----
10 1767 108 ---- 16,561 ----
11 1768 125 75 15,439 ----
12 1769 119 ---- 19,140 ----
13 1770 125 93 14,331 ----
14 1771 115 ---- 12,754 ----
15 1772 98 ---- 7,825 ----
16 1772-1775 150 135 30,000 137,875
17 1783 19 ---- 2,260 16,280
18 1784 28 ---- 5,400 14,500
19 1785 15 ---- ---- ----
20 1787-1789 36 113 12,060 22,303



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