Stripping sea-elephant blubber and rolling it in barrels to try-works southwest beach of Herd’s Island
Drawing by H.W. Elliott after captain H.C. Chester
The American sealing brig General Scott departed New London, Connecticut, USA in 1821 bound for the South Shetlands returning back home in May 1822 with 1.200 fur seal skins and 300 barrels sea elephant oil.
Source
The Fisheries and
Fishery Industries of the United States. Section V. Vol II. George Brown Goode,
Washington, 1887.

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