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[Ohio (Bark) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by David Baker, keeper James S. Adams, on voyage 4 October 1858 - 20 August 1862],

Item Details

Creator: Ohio (Bark : 1830-1888), Adams, James S
Subjects: Accidents, Alejandro Selkirk Island (Juan Fernndez Islands), Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel, Baker, David (Shipmaster), Baker, Sarah M.--Death and burial, Cabinda Bay (Angola)--Description and travel, Callao (Callao, Peru)--Description and travel, Children and the sea -- Death, Cocos Island (Costa Rica)--Description and travel, Colombia -- Description and travel, Equador -- Description and travel, Falkland IslandsDescription and travel, Finback whale, Globicephala, Good Hope, Cape of (South Africa : Cape)--Description and travel, Horn, Cape (Chile)--Description and travel, Humpback whale, Indian Ocean--Description and travel, Indigenous peoples, Marine accidents, Mary Ann (Bark)--Sightings and encounters, Nieu--Description and travel, Pacific Ocean--Description and travel, Paita (Peru)--Description and travel, Pernambuco (Brazil)--Description and travel, Right Whales, Saint Helena--Description and travel, Seafaring life, Snow, Snow, Loum, Sperm whale, Talcahuano (Chile)--Description and travel, Tumbes (Peru)--Description and travel, Whalers (Persons), Whalers' spouses, Whaling masters, Whaling ships--Maintenance and repair, Whaling--Massachusetts--New Bedford, Wind damage, Windstorms, Women and the sea
Collections: Whaling Collections
Contributor: New Bedford Whaling Museum
Language: English
Referring Collections: newbedfordwhalingmuseumlogbooksandjournals, americana

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