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[Merlin (Bark) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Albert A. Thomas, keeper John S. Coquin, on voyage 2 July 1872 - 19 June 1876],

Item Details

Creator: Merlin (Bark), Coquin, John S
Subjects: --Norfolk Island--Description and travel, Accidents, Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel, Barter, Blue whale, Bonito, Chatham Island (N.Z.)--Description and travel, Children and the sea, Collisions at sea, Diseases, Faial Island (Azores)--Description and travel, Finback whale, Flores Island (Azores)--Description and travel, Globicephala, Humpback whale, Indian Ocean--Description and travel, Indigenous peoples, Islands, Bay of (N.Z.)--Description and travel, Isle of France (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Killer whale, Knife fighting, Maio (Cabo Verde)--Description and travel, Marine accidents, Marquesas Islands (French Polynesia)--Description and travel, Pacific Ocean--Description and travel, Penguins, Pernambuco (Brazil)--Description and travel, Pitt Island (N.Z.)--Description and travel, Poetry, Punishment, Rarotonga (Cook Islands)--Description and travel, Right Whales, Sao Tiago Island (Cabo Verde)--Description and travel, Scrimshaws, Seafaring life, Sperm whale, Swordfish, Thomas, Albert Alexander,--1833-1915, Turtles, Watkins, William--(Shipowner), Whalers (Persons)--Death, Whalers' spouses--Health and hygiene, Whaling masters, Whaling ships--Equipment and supplies, Whaling ships--Maintenance and repair, Whaling--Massachusetts--New Bedford, Women and the sea
Collections: Whaling Collections
Contributor: New Bedford Whaling Museum
Language: English
Referring Collections: newbedfordwhalingmuseumlogbooksandjournals, americana

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