Journal of a whaling voiage [sic] in the Atlantic ocean on Board Schr Antarctic 1881 November 10-1884 July 11

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Journal of a whaling voiage [sic] in the Atlantic ocean on Board Schr Antarctic 1881 November 10-1884 July 11

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Ship's log kept by Georg [George] S. Johnson aboard the schooner documenting two whaling voyages out of Provincetown, Massachusetts, between November 10, 1881, and July 11, 1884. Antarctic

1 v. : ill. (152 p.)

eng,

University of Delaware Library - Special Collections

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Antarctic (Schooner)

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Whaling vessel, out of Provincetown, Mass., mastered by Nathan Young, 2nd, on voyage 19 Apr. 1858-16 Aug. 1859; owner-agents: J.E. & G. Bowley; built at Scituate, Mass., 1851; condemned, 1892. From the description of Logbook of the schooner Antarctic, 1858 Apr. 19-Oct. 25. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70977259 Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Joseph S. Fisher, on voyage 2 Dec. 1890-14 Aug. 1892 to the Western, West...

Johnson, George S., fl. 1881-1884

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Whaler Georg [George] S. Johnson served on the schooner Antarctic based in Provincetown, Massachusetts. He kept the ship's log for two whaling voyages between 1881 and 1884. The first whaling voyage into the Atlantic lasted from November 10, 1881, to July 27, 1883, under the shipmaster Newton P. West. The second voyage lasted from October 31, 1883, to July 11, 1884, under shipmaster John [Jno] Bell. Some day's entries are headed in bold lette...