Author: Franklin (Ship : 1819-1850)
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Category : Arctic Ocean
Languages : en
Pages : 239
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Log, kept by Mercator Cooper, relating to a whaling voyage to the Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, and Indian oceans and Okhotsk Sea. Includes descriptions of whales (blackfish, blue, bowhead, finback, humpback, right, and sperm), and seals seen or taken, punishment on ship, shipboard medicine, shipwrecks, and indigenous people; and whale stamps, drawings, and accounts. Other places represented include Faial, São Jorge, Kerguelen Islands, Hobart, Swan Island, Macquarie Island, Chatham Island, East Cape, Auckland, and Oahu.
Author: Franklin (Schooner : 1833-1891)
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Category : Brunswick (Ga.)
Languages : en
Pages : 84
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Log, keeper unknown, relating to a whaling voyage to the North Atlantic Ocean. Includes descriptions of types of whales (blackfish, finback, killer, and sperm), seen or taken, punishment at sea, rescues, shipwrecks, and fire on ship; and whale stamps, accounts, and sketches. Other places represented include Brunswick, Sint Eustatius, and Santo Domingo.
Author: Cornelius Howland (Ship)
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019457108
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This fascinating logbook offers a rare glimpse into life aboard a whaling ship in the mid-19th century. Homan's meticulous record-keeping and vivid descriptions convey the dangers and hardships of whaling, as well as the camaraderie and excitement of life at sea. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in maritime history and the traditions of New England whaling. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Betsey Williams (Ship)
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781014321145
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Franklin (Ship)
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781015125483
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 180
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: John Cremer
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Category : Botany
Languages : en
Pages : 114
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Journal in logbook form of a voyage from New York to the Pacific under Commodore Charles Stewart; after reaching Valparaiso, Midshipman Cremer was drowned, March 20, 1822. At end of volume is an unexplained copy of a letter from Jedediah S. Smith to an unnamed correspondent, St. Louis, Missouri, December 27, 1830, concerning botanical specimens brought from the Rocky Mountains (2 p.), and a copy of another letter concerning fruit culture.
Author: United States. National Archives and Records Service
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Category : Logbooks
Languages : en
Pages : 576
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Author: Charles Phelps (Ship)
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Category : Logbooks
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Partial log, kept by Gilbert Pendleton, Jr., relating to an outward bound whaling voyage. Includes illustrations and verse.
Author: Washington (Ship : 1819-1861)
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Category : Logbooks
Languages : en
Pages : 2
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Partial log, kept by Sylvanus Tallman, relating to a whaling voyage.
Author: Gorges (Ship)
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Category : Logbooks
Languages : en
Pages :
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