Whaling Logbook

Whaling Logbook

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Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
manuscript
date book made
1855
dates of entries
1855-08-15 to 1860-06-19
1868-04 to 1868-05
place blank book made
United States
place purchased
United States: Massachusetts, New Bedford
Physical Description
leather (binding material)
gilt (spine decoration material)
pasteboard (covers material)
paper (covers; text block material)
ink (text material)
graphite (inscriptions; drawings material)
Measurements
overall: 1 1/4 in x 8 3/8 in x 13 1/8 in; 3.175 cm x 21.2725 cm x 33.3375 cm
ID Number
ZZ.RSN82667U18
subject
Maritime
Whaling
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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