Circumpolar Navigator

Arctic Heritage Library

[Atlantic (Bark) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by West Mitchell then Benjamin Franklin Wing, keeper Benjamin Franklin Wing, on voyage 2 November 1880 - 31 October 1881],

Item Details

Creator: Atlantic (Bark), Wing, Benjamin Franklin
Subjects: --Northern Light (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Arctic Ocean--Description and travel, Barrow, Point (Alaska)--Description and travel, Belvedere (Steam bark)--Sightings and encounters, Bowhead whale, Coral (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Corwin (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Daniel Webster (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Dawn (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Finback whale, Fleetwing (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Flora (Steamer)--Sightings and encounters, Globicephala, Helen Mar (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Hidalgo (Brig)--Sightings and encounters, Humpback whale, Hunter (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Ice, J. & W.R. Wing & Co. (New Bedford, Mass.), John Howland (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Kauai (Hawaii)--Description and travel, Killer whale, Marine accidents, Mitchell, West, North Pacific Ocean--Description and travel, Pacific (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Polar Bear, Progress (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Rainbow (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Saint Lawrence Island (Alaska)--Description and travel, Sappho (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Sea Breeze (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Seafaring life, Shipwrecks, Thomas Pope (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Whale oil, Whalers (Persons), Whaling masters, Whaling ships--Equipment and supplies, Whaling--California--San Francisco
Collections: Whaling Collections
Contributor: New Bedford Whaling Museum
Language: English
Referring Collections: newbedfordwhalingmuseumlogbooksandjournals, americana

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