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Monday, 25 August 2025

Iceland whale oil mentioned in 1831

From the Balaena nordcaper-Fin fish oil. (1)

From the Balaenoptera gibbar-Sea unicorn oil. (2)

From the Monodon vulgaris; finer than any other kind of whale oil.(3)

Notes

1. the North Atlantic right whale or Eubalaena glacialis.

2. Probably the Monodon monoceros or narwhal.

3. Non-official name for the Monodon monoceros or narwhal.

Source

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

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