“The New Bedford whaling panorama is a spectacular example of a mass medium that has been virtually forgotten,” said landscape and panorama scholar Molly Briggs, who teaches design at the University ...

Whaling didn't begin with the Charles W. Morgan, ... By 1839, New Bedford was America's leading port, with 69 ships and barks — eight brigs and schooners — all bringing wealth back to the city.

The New Bedford Whaling Museum houses the world's largest collection of logbooks with over 2,500 dating back to 1668, and researchers have found there are some challenges in analyzing the data.

Although whaling took place on an industrial level during the 19 th and 20 th centuries, the practice in general is thought to have been present in coastal communities for thousands of years. Keen ...

When whaling in North America hit its peak in the mid-1800s, hundreds of ships armed with gun-loaded harpoons set off on hunts in the South Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.

When Faith Webster, a retired schoolteacher, entered the Whaling Museum & Education Center in Cold Spring Harbor, she wasn’t aware of the recently opened exhibit detailing the lives of Black ...

Japan has launched a brand new whaling fleet mother ship, the Kangei Maru, which can be anticipated will mean renewed frequent clashes with environmental groups that are also acquiring a new ...