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[Mermaid (Bark) of Westport, Mass., mastered by John Horan, keeper unknown, on voyage 3 July 1869 - 1 June 1873],

Item Details

Creator: Mermaid (Bark)
Subjects: Accidents, Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel, Blue whale, Brava (Cape Verde)--Description and travel, Bunbury (W.A.)--Description and travel, Children and the sea, Finback whale, Geographe Bay (W.A.)--Description and travel, Globicephala, Good Hope, Cape of (South Africa : Cape)--Description and travel, Hicks, Andrew,--1799-1895, Horan, John, Humpback whale, Indian Ocean--Description and travel, Java (Indonesia)--Description and travel, Killer whale, King George Sound (W.A.)--Description and travel, Marine accidents, Punishment, Seafaring life, Sperm whale, Western Australia--Description and travel, Whalers (Persons)--Death, Whalers' spouses, Whaling masters, Whaling ships--Equipment and supplies, Whaling--Massachusetts--Westport, Women and the sea
Collections: Whaling Collections
Contributor: New Bedford Whaling Museum
Language: English
Referring Collections: newbedfordwhalingmuseumlogbooksandjournals, americana

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