Journal of a voyage from Philadelphia to Antwerp 1820 April 15-1822 April 17, 1843 1820 April 15-1822 April 17

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Journal of a voyage from Philadelphia to Antwerp 1820 April 15-1822 April 17, 1843 1820 April 15-1822 April 17

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Joseph Martin, a ship's boy on the merchant vessel , kept this ship's log during two 1820s voyages: Philadelphia, to Antwerp (Belgium), to Crounstant (likely Kronstadt, Russia), and back to Philadelphia with Captain Abiah Sharpe; and Philadelphia to Madras (India) and back with Captain James Moore. In addition to standard nautical data, Martin added a small number of illustrations, some in color, and many nautical and mathematical exercises, including data for a seemingly fictional trip from Boston to Madeira (Portugal) in 1808. Pacific

1 v. (ca. 230 p.)

eng,

University of Delaware Library - Special Collections

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Martin, Joseph, fl. 1820-1822

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Joseph Martin, a ship's boy on the merchant vessel Pacific , kept this ship's log during two 1820s voyages: Philadelphia, to Antwerp (Belgium), to Crounstant (likely Kronstadt, Russia), and back to Philadelphia with Captain Abiah Sharpe; and Philadelphia to Madras (India) and back with Captain James Moore. In this log Joseph Martin listed his rank as a "boy." He could be as young as 13, but the term boy was more a function of a sailor's low r...

Pacific (Ship : 1818-1855)

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Whaling vessel, out of Fairhaven, Mass., mastered by Rufus F. Pease, on voyage 17 Feb. 1851-17 May 1854 to the Western Islands, Middle Ground, Bering Sea, Arctic Ocean, Bay of Anadis, and Lawrence Bay whaling grounds; owner-agent: Reuben Fish; built at Scituate, Mass., 1818. From the description of Logbook, 1851 Feb. 17-1854 May 17. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70976209 Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by Paul Chase. ...

Sharpe, Abiah, d. 1833?

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Moore, James, fl. 1821-1822

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