Circumpolar Navigator

Arctic Heritage Library

[Mercator (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Obed Delano, keeper George S. Stetson, on voyage 22 May 1840 - 20 March 1843]

Item Details

Creator: Mercator (Ship)
Subjects: Acasta (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Adeline (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, American (Whaling ship)--Sightings and encounters, Ascension--Description and travel, Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel, Barrow Island (W.A.)--Description and travel, Bombay (India)--Description and travel, Charleston (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Connecticut (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Delano, Obed, Faial Island (Azores)--Description and travel, Finback whale, Florida (Ship 1821-1871)--Sightings and encounters, Georgetown (Ascension)--Description and travel, Globicephala, Good Hope, Cape of (South Africa : Cape)--Description and travel, Gough Island (Tristan da Cunha)--Description and travel, Hercules (Ship : 1816-1857)--Sightings and encounters, Heroine (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Hope (Ship : 1822-1863)--Sightings and encounters, Horn, Cape (Chile)--Description and travel, Humpback whale, Huntress (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Indian Ocean--Description and travel, Jamestown (Saint Helena)--Description and travel, Kangaroo Island (S.A.)--Description and travel, Killer whale, King George Sound (W.A.)--Description and travel, Kingscote (S.A.)--Description and travel, Lexington (Ship : 1853-1856)--Sightings and encounters, Mauritius--Description and travel, Pacific Ocean--Description and travel, Parker, John Avery, --1769-1853, Penmanship, Prince Edward Island (Prince Edward Islands)--Description and travel, Right Whales, Rodrigues (Mauritius)--Description and travel, Rossel Island (Papua New Guinea)--Description and travel, Saint Helena--Description and travel, Seafaring life, South Boston (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Sperm whale, Whale oil, Whalebone, Whalers (Persons), Whaling masters, Whaling ships--Equipment and supplies, Whaling--Massachusetts--New Bedford
Collections: Whaling Collections
Contributor: New Bedford Whaling Museum
Date: 22 May 1840 - 20 March 1843
Language: eng
Referring Collections: newbedfordwhalingmuseumlogbooksandjournals, americana

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