Circumpolar Navigator

Arctic Heritage Library

[Sylph (Ship) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Francis Macy Gardner, keeper Eliza W. Nye, on voyage 8 July 1847 - 22 May 1850],

Item Details

Creator: Sylph (Whaling ship)
Subjects: Allen, Edmund,--1814-1893, Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel, Corvo Island (Azores)--Description and travel, Dabney family, Dolphins, Emma C. Jones (Ship), Faial Island (Azores)--Description and travel, Flores Island (Azores)--Description and travel, Food, Gardner, Francis Macy, General Scott (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Globicephala, Grampus (Mammals), Harbinger (Ship)--Sightings and encounters, Hickling family, Horta (Azores)--Description and travel, Pico Island (Azores)--Description and travel, Ponta Delgada (Azores)--Description and travel, Princeton (Steamer)--Sightings and encounters, Right Whales, S�o Miguel Island (Azores)--Description and travel, Seafaring life, Sidons (Steamer)--Sightings and encounters, Sperm whale, Whalers (Persons), Whalers' spouses, Whaling masters, Whaling ships--Equipment and supplies, Whaling--Massachusetts--Fairhaven, Women and the sea
Collections: Whaling Collections
Contributor: New Bedford Whaling Museum
Language: English
Referring Collections: newbedfordwhalingmuseumlogbooksandjournals, americana

Join Our Mailing List

Get Involved

Harmful Content

The Circumpolar Navigator project acknowledges the existence of harmful content in many publications and historical materials within this initiative. We recognize the potentially painful heritage of some of our collections and seek to address its impact on research and culture today.

Circumpolar Navigator

The Circumpolar Navigator project aims to bring together Arctic and sub-Arctic collections from a wide range of northern heritage materials that will provide access for modern researchers to previously hidden sources of information that can offer data and insights on multiple subjects.