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Logbook of the Herald (Ship) and Friendship (Ship) of Fairhaven, Mass., mastered by Isaiah West, keeper unknown, on two voyages from 1834 June 26-1837 April 15

Item Details

Creator: Herald (Ship), Friendship (Ship), West, Isaiah
Subjects: Abigail (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Accidents, Alfred (Brig)--Sightings and encounters, Ambergris, Ann (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Ann (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Arabella (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Ascension--Description and travel, Asia (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel, Bev (Brig)--Sightings and encounters, Boy (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Brunette (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Cadmus (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Ceres (Ship : 1811-1839)--Sightings and encounters, Chili (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Columbus (Ship : 1809-1858)--Sightings and encounters, Corvo Island (Azores)--Description and travel, Courier (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Denmark Hill (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Dover (Brig)--Sightings and encounters, Earthquakes, Eldon (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Emerald (Brig)--Sightings and encounters, Faial Island (Azores)--Description and travel, Falkland Islands--Description and travel, Finback whale, Flora (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Flores Island (Azores)--Description and travel, Galen (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Gem (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Gentoo (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, George (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, George Porter (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Gibbs and Jenney, Globicephala, Gold Hunter (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Good Hope, Cape of (South Africa : Cape)--Description and travel, Graciosa Island (Azores)--Description and travel, Harver (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Horn, Cape (Chile)--Description and travel, Humpback whale, Indian Ocean--Description and travel, Islands, Bay of (N.Z.)--Description and travel, James Stewart (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Jasper (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, John Adams (Whaling ship)--Sightings and encounters, Joseph Maxwell (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Julian (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Killer whale, Lancaster (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, London Packet (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Lucas (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Maine (ship)--Sightings and encounters, Manawatawhi/Three Kings Islands (N.Z.)--Description and travel, Marine accidents, Mary and Martha (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Mary Ann (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Mary Anne (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Nahant (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, New Zealand--Description and travel, Nile (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Pacific (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Pacific Ocean--Description and travel, Pirates, Ploughboy (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Ponta Delgada (Azores)--Description and travel, Porpoises, Portland (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Privateering, Right Whales, Santa Catarina (Brazil : State)--Description and travel, Santa Maria Island (Azores)--Description and travel, Santo Antao Island (Cabo Verde)--Description and travel, Sao Jorge Island (Azores)--Description and travel, Sao Miguel Island (Azores)--Description and travel, São Nicolau Island (Cabo Verde)--Description and travel, Sao Tiago Island (Cabo Verde)--Description and travel, Sarah (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Seafaring life, Ships--Fires and fire prevention, Sperm whale, Terceira Island (Azores)--Description and travel, Thomas Winslow (Brig)--Sightings and encounters, Tristan da Cunha--Description and travel, Tuscarora (Whaling ship)--Sightings and encounters, Valiant (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, West, Isaiah, Whale oil, Whalers (Persons), Whaling masters, Whaling--Massachusetts--Fairhaven, William (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, William Wirt (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Young Phoenix (Ship)--Sightings and encounters
Collections: Whaling Collections
Language: English
Referring Collections: newbedfordwhalingmuseumlogbooksandjournals, americana

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