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Logbook of the Washington (Ship : 1819-1861) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by James G. Coffin, kept by Mark Nickerson, on voyage 18 August 1840 - 17 May 1842

Item Details

Creator: Washington (Ship : 1819-1861), Coffin, James G., Nickerson, Mark
Subjects: Adeline (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Ascension Island (Atlantic Ocean), Australia, Barclay (Ship : 1819-1856)--Sightings and encounters, Bedford (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Bourne, Jonathan,--1811-1889, Brighton (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Coffin, James G, Crozet Islands, Equipment and supplies, Faial Island (Cabo Verde), Fanny (Ship : 1836-1849)--Sightings and encounters, Franklin (Bark : 1832)--Sightings and encounters, Gem (Brig)--Sightings and encounters, Good Hope, Cape of (South Africa)--Description and travel, Humpback whale, Insubordination, Lucy Ann (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Madagascar, Maintenance and repair, Massachusetts, New Bedford, Orion (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Pacific (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Right Whales, Saint Helena, Saint Paul's Island (Malta), Sao Nicolau Island (Cabo Verde), Sperm whale, Tristan da Cunha, Washington (Ship : 1819-1861)--Sightings and encounters, Whaling, Whaling ships
Collections: Whaling Collections
Contributor: New Bedford Whaling Museum
Language: English
Referring Collections: newbedfordwhalingmuseumlogbooksandjournals, regionaldigitizationmass, americana

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