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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Ship Henry Astor |
| Library | Nantucket Historical Association |
| Date | c. 1830 |
| Description | An oil on canvas by an unidentified Chinese artist. The Henry Astor was involved primarily in the sea otter trade between the Pacific Northwest and Canton. This unique painting, however, illustrates the Henry Astor rigged as a whale ship, which indicates she also carried whale oil to China. |
| Document Type | Object, Painting |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce; Arts and Artefacts |
| Keywords | trade, whaling, whale oil, sperm oil, vessel, voyage, fur, fur trade, fur trader, furs, sea otter, otter, merchant |
| Countries | USA; China |
| Ports | Guangzhou, China; Nantucket, USA |
| Ships | Henry Astor |
| Additional Information | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from From Brant Point to the Boca Tigris: Nantucket and the China Trade by Michael A Jehle, Nantucket Historical Association, 2011 |
| Copyright | Nantucket Historical Association |
