Fabrica da Baleia de Porto Pim Whaling Station, Azores

into, R.: 2011, Observatório do Mar dos Açores, Horta, softcover, 114 pages, illustrated with photographs and technical drawings. This industrial history publication outlines the operations, socio-economic significance, and architectural heritage of the former whaling station located in the Azores. The book provides a detailed overview of the machinery and sequential stages involved in processing sperm whales for oil and industrial byproducts from the nineteen-forties until its eventual closure in the nineteen-seventies. The text serves as an educational guide to the preserved heritage site and documents the local maritime community that relied heavily on this traditional industry. ISBN 9789899754706 In very good state. Portuguese/English language