Circumpolar Navigator

Arctic Heritage Library

[Bertha (Bark) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Thomas H. Jenkins, keeper Joseph W. Morse, on voyage 5 October 1887 - 25 May 1891],

Item Details

Creator: Bertha (Bark), Morse, Jos. W.--(Joseph W)
Subjects: Accidents, Anna Aurora (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Atacama (Chile)--Description and travel, Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel, Blue whale, Boxing, Boxing injuries, Children and the sea, Children--Death, Col�n (Panama)--Description and travel, Darwin Island (Galapagos Islands)--Description and travel, Desertion, Naval, Diseases, Dolphin (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Dolphins, Espa�ola Island (Galapagos Islands)--Description and travel, Finback whale, Funeral service, Genovesa Island (Galapagos Islands)--Description and travel, Globicephala, Grace Marks (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Grampus (Mammals), Hand-to-hand fighting, Horn, Cape (Chile)--Description and travel, Humpback whale, James Allen (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, James Arnold (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Jane Martin (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Jenkins, Thomas H, John F. Tucker & Company (New Bedford, Mass.), Killer whale, Manta (Ecuador)--Description and travel, Marine accidents, Medicine, Naval, Mermaid (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Nautilus (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Pacific Ocean--Description and travel, Paita (Peru)--Description and travel, Panama, Bay of (Panama)--Description and travel, Pearl (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Pearl Islands (Panama)--Description and travel, Porpoises, Punishment, Saint Helena--Description and travel, San Crist�bal Island (Galapagos Islands)--Description and travel, Senator (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Sperm whale, Stowaways, Talcahuano (Chile)--Description and travel, Triton (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Tumbes (Peru)--Description and travel, Whale oil, Whalers (Persons)--Death, Whalers (Persons)--Wounds and injuries, Whalers' spouses, Whaling--Massachusetts--New Bedford, Women and the sea, Wounds and injuries
Collections: Whaling Collections
Contributor: New Bedford Whaling Museum
Language: english
Referring Collections: newbedfordwhalingmuseumlogbooksandjournals, americana

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