A whaling voyag[e] to the North West Coast, 1844 Oct. 31-1845 Oct. 4.

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A whaling voyag[e] to the North West Coast, 1844 Oct. 31-1845 Oct. 4.

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Log book kept by Jonathan A. Chapel, crew-member of the whaler "Meteor" out of Mystic, CT. In addition to the weather entries, the log contains detailed observations of ship-board life, various repairs to the ship, comments of islands visited (some illustrated), meetings with other vessels, and a visit to missionaries on the Hawaiian Is. The log is filled with an almost daily account of whales captured, recorded in numerous whale stamps.

1 v. (ca. 100 p.) : ill. ; 33 cm.

Boston Athenaeum

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Chapel, Jonathan A.

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Whaling vessel; out of Hudson, N.Y.; mastered by Captain Clasby (killed by a whale, 1832) and then George W. Bennett. From the description of Logbook of the ship Meteor, 1831 July 4-1832 Apr. 22. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70979740 ...