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[Mattapoisett (Bark) of Westport, Mass., mastered by Leander Smith, kept by James E. Benedict, on voyage 10 November 1853 - 7 September 1854],

Item Details

Creator: [Mattapoisett (Bark), Benedict, James E
Subjects: Animal training., Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel, Boxfishes., Cape Verde--Description and travel, Cooking, Coopers and cooperage, Desertion, Naval, Dominica--Description and travel, Dr. Franklin (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Dunbarton (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Elizabeth (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Finback whale, Grampus (Mammals), Humpback whale, Jamestown (Ship) Sightings and encounters., Lady Suffolk (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Marine accidents, Mary Ann Sightings and encounters., Monkeys, Osceola (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Porpoises, R.L. Barstow Sightings and encounters., Scrimshaws, Seafaring life, Shark attacks, Sharks, Singing, Smith, Leander., Sperm whale, Squids, Sun (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Tautog., Two Brothers (ship)--Sightings and encounters, Voyages and travels, Whalers (Persons), Whalers (Persons)--Death, Whaling--Massachusetts--Westport, Wilcox, Henry.
Collections: Whaling Collections
Contributor: New Bedford Whaling Museum
Language: English
Referring Collections: newbedfordwhalingmuseumlogbooksandjournals, regionaldigitizationmass, americana

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