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Title Diary of James E Cook Onboard the Houqua
Reference Log 1036
Library Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum
Collection Logbooks
Date 1859-1860; 1862
Author / Creator Cook, James E
Description The diary of James E Cook details a voyage while a passenger on the bark Houqua (1859 to 1860) and while living in China (1862). It is a daily log describing wind, weather, location, sightings of ships and animals, shipboard activities and events, Chinese culture and daily life.
Document Type Logbook, Manuscript, Journal
Theme(s) Trade and Commerce; Travel and Tourism
Keywords ship, voyage, sea, seafaring, crew, sailor, sailor's life, captain, officer, vessel, weather, navigation, whale, food, animals
Countries China
Ports Hong Kong, China; Shanghai, China
Ships Houqua
Additional Information Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Peabody Essex Museum catalogue.
Copyright Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum