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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Logbook of the Ship Huntress |
| Reference | MSS 220/LOG 336 |
| Library | Nantucket Historical Association |
| Collection | Ships' Logs Collection |
| Date | 4 Aug 1820 - 6 Jun 1821 |
| Author / Creator | Burdick, Christopher |
| Description | Logbook of the ship Huntress while on a sealing expedition near Antarctica. Captain John Davis would later claim that during this voyage he set foot on the Antarctic mainland (on 7th Fenruary 1821). If true, this made him the first person ever to do so. There is also an account of a shipwreck and the selling of goods salvaged from it. |
| Document Type | Logbook, Manuscript |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce; Exploration and Discovery |
| Keywords | seal, seal hunting, sealing voyage, schooner, shallop, discovery, shipwreck, salvage, survivor, sales, storm, weather, cabin, fur trade, skins |
| Countries | USA; Cape Verde |
| Places | Falkland Islands; South Shetland Islands; Antarctica; Cape Horn |
| Ports | Nantucket, USA |
| Ships | Huntress, Clothier |
| People | John Davis |
| Additional Information | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Nantucket Historical Association catalogue. |
| Copyright | Nantucket Historical Association |
