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[Louisa (Ship) of New York, N.Y., mastered by James Townsend, keeper James Townsend, on voyage 13 November 1828 - 22 March 1831],

Item Details

Creator: Louisa (Ship : 1839), Townsend, Jas.--(James)
Subjects: --Newport (R.I.)--Description and travel, Accidents, Annawan (Brig : 1823-1839)--Sightings and encounters, Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel, Aurora (Ship : 1819-1861)--Sightings and encounters, Brava (Cabo Verde)--Description and travel, Burns and scalds, Chase, Johnson, Cincinnatus (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Commodore Perry (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Condor (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Criterion (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Desertion, Naval, Diseases, Earthquakes, Emma (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Finback whale, Fog, Frances (Ship : 1824-1846)--Sightings and encounters, Horn, Cape (Chile)--Description and travel, Humpback whale, Hurricanes, Indigenous peoples, Industry (Brig : 1815-1836)--Sightings and encounters, Insubordination, Java (Ship : 1818-1855)--Sightings and encounters, John & Edward (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Killer whale, Leader (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Marine accidents, Maryland (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Massachusetts (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Masts and rigging, Mental Illness, Mocha Island (Chile)--Description and travel, Moffatt, John--Death and burial, Mutiny, Pacific Ocean--Description and travel, Patagonia (Argentina and Chile)--Description and travel, Punishment, Right Whales, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)--Description and travel, Santa Mar�a Island (Galapagos Islands)--Description and travel, Sao Vicente (Cabo Verde)--Description and travel, Savannah (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Sperm whale, Tongoy Bay (Chile)--Description and travel, Triton (Ship : 1816-1848)--Sightings and encounters, Trusty (Brig)--Sightings and encounters, Tuberculosis, Valparaíso (Chile)--Description and travel, Whalers (Persons)--Death, Whalers (Persons)--Health and hygiene, Whaling masters--Health and hygiene, Whaling ships--Equipment and supplies, Whaling ships--Maintenance and repair, Whaling--New York (State)--New York., William Thacher (Brig)--Sightings and encounters, Wind damage, Zone (Ship)--Sightings and encounters
Collections: Whaling Collections
Contributor: New Bedford Whaling Museum
Language: english
Referring Collections: newbedfordwhalingmuseumlogbooksandjournals, americana

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