1 option
Logbook of the ship Maria.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mooers, Charles C. (Charles Coffin), 1818-1891, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rodman, Samuel W.
- Arrest.
- Astronomy.
- Bereavement.
- Boats and boating.
- Death.
- Desertion, Military.
- Discipline.
- Diseases.
- Funeral rites and ceremonies.
- Poetry.
- Weapons.
- Whale oil.
- Whaling.
- Comoros--Anjouan.
- Indian Ocean.
- Madagascar.
- Massachusetts--New Bedford.
- Seychelles.
- Tanzania--Zanzibar.
- Genre:
- Logbooks
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Production:
- [Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified], 1843-1846.
- Summary:
- Logbook kept by Charles Mooers onboard the whaling vessel Maria, a ship that he would later captain. The account records a voyage to the Indian Ocean, where the Comoros Islands were used as a base for whaling. The author repeatedly complains of bad luck when it comes to catching whales.
- Notes:
- AMDigital Reference: MSS 220/LOG 342
- 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).
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.