Descriptions compiled by N. Boneham, Assistant Archivist with assistance from R. Stancombe and reference to
Alexander Gibbon was a surgeon who joined one of the Scottish whaling voyages to the Davis Strait in 1845
The collection comprises of correspondence by Gibbon to Mr McDonald relating to his proposed voyage to the Arctic
The correspondence to Mr McDonald is arranged chronologically
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Whaling vessels from Scotland made numerous voyages to the Davis Strait during the nineteenth century
Chronological
The Institute holds several archival collections containing material relating to the Arctic whaling industry