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Log of the Tartar.

China, America and the Pacific Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Bryant, David M., author.
Contributor:
Phillips Library (Peabody Essex Museum), owner.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Tartar (Ship).
Freight and freightage.
Latitude.
Longitude.
Navigation.
Sailors.
Seafaring life.
Ship captains.
Ships--Cargo.
Voyages and travels.
Weather.
China--Guangzhou.
United States.
Genre:
Logbooks
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Production:
[Place of production not identified] : [producer not identified], 1815-1816.
Summary:
The logbook of the ship Tartar details a voyage from Boston to Canton, China (Aug 1815 to May 1816). Home port was Boston; owners were John Bryant, William Sturgis, and Ebenezer Preble; master was David D Hill; log keeper was David M Bryant. It is a daily log describing wind, weather, location, and sightings of ships, and it includes watercolor illustrations of ships and activities.
Notes:
AMDigital Reference: Log 932
Collection: Logbooks
Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Peabody Essex Museum catalogue.
Title from publisher's website.
Description based on publisher metadata (viewed October 30, 2024).

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