Circumpolar Navigator

Arctic Heritage Library

[Harbinger (Ship) of Westport, Mass., mastered by Ephram Gifford, keeper S. Brownell, on voyage 3 August 1842 - 20 October 1844],

Item Details

Creator: Harbinger (Ship), Brownell, Samuel
Subjects: Accidents, Arab (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel, Blue whale, Crozet Islands--Description and travel, Davis, Gideon,--1804-1847, Emma (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Finback whale, Flores Island (Azores)--Description and travel, George Washington (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Gifford, Ephraim, Globicephala, Good Hope, Cape of (South Africa)--Description and travel, Harvest (Bark : 1831-1861)--Sightings and encounters, Hatteras, Cape (N.C.)--Description and travel, Herald (Ship : 1834-1848)--Sightings and encounters, Horn, Cape (Chile)--Description and travel, Humpback whale, Indian Ocean--Description and travel, Killer whale, King George Sound (W.A.)--Description and travel, Lord Howe Island (N.S.W.)--Description and travel, Madagascar--Description and travel, Marcella (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Marine accidents, Martha (Bark : 1818-1860)--Sightings and encounters, Oahu (Hawaii)--Description and travel, Pacific Ocean--Description and travel, Poetry, Right Whales, Seafaring life, Sharon (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Ships--Fires and fire prevention, Simon's Town (Cape of Good Hope, South Africa)--Description and travel, Sperm whale, Tristan da Cunha--Description and travel, Whalers (Persons)--Death, Whaling masters, Whaling ships--Maintenance and repair, Whaling--Massachusetts--Westport, William Badger (Ship)--Sightings and encounters
Collections: Whaling Collections
Contributor: New Bedford Whaling Museum
Language: English
Referring Collections: newbedfordwhalingmuseumlogbooksandjournals, americana

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