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Log of the ship Edward Cary, 1854–1858
Step aboard the Edward Cary, a Nantucket whaling ship that set sail from 1854 to 1858, embarking on a thrilling voyage across the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. Led by Captain Perry Winslow and chronicled by Obed C. Sansbury, this detailed log captures encounters with whales, fierce...
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Log of the ship Japan, 1845–1849
This log by Abisha Swain documents a whaling voyage to the Pacific Ocean by the ship Japan from 1845 to 1849. It includes a partial crew list naming Valetine L Riddle, Captain; Richard Berry, 1st officer; William C. Ray, 2nd officer; William Pool, 3rd officer; Alexander C Russel and Abisha...
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Log of the sloop Dolphin, 1790-1791
This log kept by Captain Benjamin Paddock, Jr. follows the sloop Dolphin on a whaling voyage from Nantucket to the Bahama Islands and West Indies from 1790 to 1791.
Logs of the bark Tremont and the bark Ocean Bride, 1854-1861
Follow along on the barks Tremont and Ocean Bride on trading voyages from 1854 to 1861. This logbook from an unknown keeper document Captain James Burgess’ trips to Cuba, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Argentina, Brazil, and South Carolina.
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Logs of the ship Henry Clay and the ship Edward Cary, 1840–1844
This volume contains the logs of three whaling voyages, two of the ship Henry Clay and one of the ship Edward Cary, from Nantucket, Mass. to the South Pacific Ocean.
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Logs of the ship Joseph Maxwell and the ship Midas, 1848–1857
In this volume, Captain Ezra T. Howland logs two separate whaling voyages; that of the ship Joseph Maxwell from Fairhaven, Mass. to the South Pacific Ocean, that of the ship Midas from New Bedford, Mass. to the Sea of Okhotsk and New Zealand, and a list of voyages made by Captain Howland from...
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Logs of the ship William Hamilton, the bark Junius, and the bark Autumn, 1839–1847
In this volume, Giles Smith of Dartmouth, Mass. details three whaling voyages from New Bedford, Mass. to the South Pacific Ocean and includes illustrations of whales as well as details of daily life such as the death of Captain Charles Church of the bark Junius.
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