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Logbook of the ship Portland.

China, America and the Pacific Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Cook, Nathan H., author.
Contributor:
Nantucket Historical Association, owner.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Ludlow, Charles.
Alcohol.
Birthdays.
Death.
Desertion, Military.
Diseases.
Families.
Rum.
Seafaring life.
Weather.
Whale oil.
Whaling.
Azores.
Indian Ocean.
Madagascar.
Mauritius.
New York (State)--New York.
Saint Helena.
Genre:
Logbooks
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Production:
[Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified], 1837-1839.
Summary:
Logbook kept by the captain of the ship Portland, a whaling vessel from New York. It records a voyage to the Indian Ocean and includes details of the whaling process, onboard duties and the dangers of life at sea.
Notes:
AMDigital Reference: MSS 220/LOG 218
Collection: Ships' Logs Collection
Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Nantucket Historical Association catalogue.
Title from publisher's website.
Description based on publisher metadata (viewed October 30, 2024).

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