A single whaler in 1820 versus a spate of events since a few months back seem rather unrelated Only if you assume that the inspirational event in 1820 was the

A single whaler in 1820 versus a spate of events since a few months back seem rather unrelated Only if you assume that the inspirational event in 1820 was the only time it happened. I don't think the Georgians had the ability or inclination to document every time a whale took down a ship around the whole planet.