Logbook of the ship Courier, 1846-1850.
Material type:
Mixed materialsDescription: 1 itemSubject(s): - Marine meteorology -- Atlantic Ocean
- Marine meteorology -- Pacific Ocean
- Logbooks -- 19th century
- Voyages and travels
- Whalers (Persons) -- Massachusetts -- New Bedford
- Whaling -- Atlantic Ocean
- Whaling -- Azores
- Whaling -- Chile
- Whaling -- Galápagos Islands
- Whaling -- Magdalena Island
- Whaling -- Massachusetts -- New Bedford
- Whaling -- Pacific Ocean
- Whaling -- Peru
- Holley, William
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Logbook (164 pages) kept by William Holley, captain of the ship Courier, whaler, of New Bedford, Mass., on a voyage to the west coast of South America. Entries relate to sea and weather conditions, shipboard routine, and whale sightings and captures. Places represented include the Azores, Magdalena Island, Galápagos Islands, and a number of points on the coasts of Chile and Peru.
Collection material in English.
Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.
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