For its natural history, see Cetology Index.

A patent was granted in October 1826 to Robert Bowman of Leith, in Scotland, for making hats, caps, and bonnets for men and women, of whalebone; harps for harping or cleansing corn or grain; and also the bottoms of sieves and riddles, and girths for horses; and also a cloth or webbing for making into hats, caps, &c.; and for the backs and seats of chairs and sofas, gigs, coaches, and other similar carriages; and the bottoms of beds; as also reeds for weavers.

WHALE Fishery. See Cetology.