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Logbook of the Hungarian (Bark) of New York, NY and Charles Ball (Bark) of Callao, Peru, mastered and kept by William Harwood, on four voyages from 1849 December 13-1853 February 9

Item Details

Creator: Hungarian (Bark), Charles Ball (Bark), Harwood, William
Subjects: Callao Bay (Peru), Cocos Island (Costa Rica), Diseases, Envoy (Brig)--Sightings and encounters, Farallon Islands (Calif.), Flagellation, Gold miners, Gold mines and mining, Guayaquil (Ecuador)--Description and travel, Horn, Cape (Chile), Humpback whale, Logbooks, Malabrigo (Peru)--Description and travel, Merchant ships--United States--New York, Offshore whaling--Peru--Callao Bay, Paita (Peru)--Description and travel, Panama, Panama, Bay of (Panama), Paralysis, Penguins, Pernambuco (Brazil), Punishment, Punta Arenas (Chile), San Francisco (Calif.)--Description and travel, San Juan del Sur (Nicaragua), Santa Clara Island (Ecuador)--Description and travel, Santa Elena Bay (Ecuador)--Description and travel, Socorro Island (Mexico), Sperm whale, Stealing, Talcahuano (Chile), Tumbes (Peru)--Description and travel, Whaling--Peru--Callao Bay, Yellow fever
Collections: Whaling Collections
Language: English
Referring Collections: newbedfordwhalingmuseumlogbooksandjournals, americana

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