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[Louisa (Bark) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Robert P. Gifford, keeper G.W. Barnes, on voyage 9 July 1878 - 19 April 1881],

Item Details

Creator: Louisa (Bark), Barnes, G. W
Subjects: Accidents, Africa, West--Description and travel., Annob�n (Equatorial Guinea)--Description and travel, Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel, Blue whale, Brava (Cabo Verde)--Description and travel, Cabinda (Cabinda, Angola)--Description and travel, Cayman Islands--Description and travel, Diseases, Faial Island (Azores)--Description and travel, Finback whale, Gifford, Robert P, Globicephala, Grampus (Mammals), Humpback whale, Insubordination, Killer whale, Marine accidents, Mutiny, Punishment, Right Whales, Saint Helena--Description and travel, Santa Cruz de Graciosa (Azores)--Description and travel, Scurvy, Seafaring life, Shipwrecks, Sperm whale, Swift & Allen (New Bedford, Mass.), Tristan da Cunha Island (Tristan da Cunha)--Description and travel, Walvis Bay (Namibia)--Description and travel, Whale oil, Whalebone, Whalers (Persons)--Death, Whalers (Persons)--Health and hygiene, Whaling masters, Whaling--Massachusetts--New Bedford
Collections: Whaling Collections
Contributor: New Bedford Whaling Museum
Language: english
Referring Collections: newbedfordwhalingmuseumlogbooksandjournals, americana

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