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[Logbook of the Eliza F. Mason (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Nathaniel H. Jernegan, kept by Orson F. Shattuck, on voyage from 2 Dec. 1853-10 Apr. 1857]

Item Details

Creator: Eliza F. Mason (Ship); Shattuck, Orson F., logkeeper
Subjects: Arctic Ocean--Description and travel, Bowhead whale, Children and the sea, Collisions and the sea, Crew lists, Cruelty, Finback whale, Globicephala, Gray whale, Guam--Description and travel, Hakodate-shi (Japan)--Description and travel, Honolulu (Hawaii)--Description and travel, Humpback whale, Indigineous peoples, Isaac Howland, Jr., Isaac Howland, Jr. & Company (New Bedford, Mass.), Jernegan, Nathaniel, Juan Fernâandez Islands--Description and travel, Logbooks, Marine accidents, Maui (Hawaii)--Description and travel, Medicine, Naval, Oahu (Hawaii)--Description and travel, Okhotsk, Sea of--Description and travel, Pacific Ocean--Description and travel, Point Hope (Alaska)--Description and travel, Punishment, Right Whales, Seafaring life, Ship captains' spouses, Ships--Fires and fire prevention, South Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel, South China Sea--Description and travel, Sperm whale, Valparaâiso (Chile)--Description and travel, Voyages and travels, Walrus, Whalers (Persons), Whales, Whaling masters, Whaling--Massachusetts--New Bedford, Women and the sea
Collections: Whaling Collections
Contributor: New Bedford Whaling Museum
Date: 1853
Language: eng
Referring Collections: newbedfordwhalingmuseumlogbooksandjournals, americana

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