Great spermaceti whale oil mentioned in 1831

Southern fishery whale oil. From the Physeter macrocephalus (1), superior to the Greenland whale oil, pleasant tasted; 30l, the ton.

Note

1. The sperm whale or cachelot.

Source

Samuel Frederic Gray. A supplemen to the Pharmacopoeia being a complete dispensatory and manual for medical practitioners and retail druggists. London, 1831.