Seaman's journal : journal of a voyage from Boston to Calcutta in the ship "Hoogly," 1828 May 23-1829 March 21.

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Seaman's journal : journal of a voyage from Boston to Calcutta in the ship "Hoogly," 1828 May 23-1829 March 21.

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Log book containing nautical readings and measurements, meteorological observations, sightings of other ships, marine life and birds; Davison also notes repairs made and maintenance of the ship by the crew. The volume also includes an account of an eclipse seen at Siam (March, 1829), and "poetic effusions" directed to his wife, written on board the ship "Sachem," 1829-1831.

1 v. ; 32 cm.

Boston Athenaeum

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Davison, Elias E.

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Hoogly (Ship)

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Whaling vessel, out of Warren, R.I., mastered by Albert Coffin Morse; on voyage from 16 Aug. 1849-18 July 1853, to the Coast of Brazil, Falklands, coast of Chile, Juan Fernandes, Galapagos, and Callao whaling grounds; agent-owner: John R. Wheaton; built at Duxbury, Mass., in 1828. From the description of Logbook of the ship Hoogly, 1849 Aug. 15-1853 July 18. (Old Dartmouth Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 231850496 ...