A Journal of a Whaling Voyage

Publication

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Mattapoisett Museum

Name/Title

A Journal of a Whaling Voyage

Entry/Object ID

0400.1.554

Description

A journal of a voyage aboard the ship Dauphin composed by the 3rd mate and Levi Snow aboard as boatsteerer from Mattapoisett. Written in poetic prose and describing picking up the survivors of the Essex.

Collection

Library: Whaling (WH)

Acquisition

Accession

0400.1

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

The Essex

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Booklet

Publication Details

Author

Murphy, Charles

Date Published

1877

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

December 14, 2017

Updated By

Unknown

Update Date

June 16, 2021