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Field name | Value |
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Title | Log of the China |
Reference | Log 147 |
Library | Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum |
Collection | Logbooks |
Date | Jan 1819 - May 1820 |
Description | The logbook of the ship China details two voyages from Java to Salem; and Salem to Gibraltar, Leghorn [i.e. Livorno], Calcutta, and return. Home port was Salem; owners were Joseph and Joseph A Peabody; master was Hiram Putnam. It is a daily log describing wind, weather, location, and shipboard occupations. |
Document Type | Logbook, Manuscript |
Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce; Transport and Communication |
Keywords | ship, voyage, sea, seafaring, crew, sailor, sailor's life, captain, officer, vessel, weather, latitude, longitude, navigation, cargo, freight, goods, culture, customs, indigenous people, flora and fauna, animals, supplies |
Countries | USA; India; Spain; UK; Indonesia; Italy |
Places | Gibraltar; Java |
Ports | Salem, USA; Kolkata, India; Livorno, Italy |
Ships | China |
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 |