Circumpolar Navigator

Arctic Heritage Library

[Merlin (Bark) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by John R. Sturgis, on voyage 22 November 1876 - 19 August 1880],

Item Details

Creator: Merlin (Bark)
Subjects: --Arabian Sea--Description and travel, Anjouan (Comoros)--Description and travel, Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel, Basking shark--Drawings, Bird Island (Seychelles)--Description and travel, Blue whale, Charles R. Tucker & Company (New Bedford, Mass.), Dennis, �le (Seychelles)--Description and travel, Finback whale, Globicephala, Good Hope, Cape of (South Africa : Cape)--Description and travel, Indian Ocean--Description and travel, Killer whale, Mah� (Seychelles)--Description and travel, Mauritius--Description and travel, Punishment, Saint Helena--Description and travel, Sao Tiago Island (Cape Verde)--Description and travel, Seafaring life, Seychelles--Description and travel, Sperm whale, Sturgis, John R, Whale oil, Whalers (Persons)--Death, Whalers' spouses, Whaling masters, Whaling ships--Equipment and suppliese, Whaling--Massachusetts--New Bedford, Women and the sea, Zanzibar--Description and travel
Collections: Whaling Collections
Contributor: New Bedford Whaling Museum
Language: English
Referring Collections: newbedfordwhalingmuseumlogbooksandjournals, americana

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