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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Whaling Voyage of the Asia |
| Library | Nantucket Historical Association |
| Collection | Ships' Logs Collection |
| Date | 1791-1794 |
| Description | Account of a voyage aboard the whaling ship Asia. The ship sailed with the whale ship Alliance, Captain Bartlett Coffin, from the beginning of the voyage until the Asia departed for America at the end of September 1793. Throughout the log the Alliance is referred to as "our consort". |
| Document Type | Logbook |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce; Employment and Labour; Social Life |
| Keywords | whaling, whale oil, oil, sperm oil, voyage, native, indigenous peoples, health, disease, desertion, passengers, punishment, navigation, entertainment, weather, race, homesickness, mail, livestock, potatoes, timber, lumber, cargo, seal, supplies, death, capture, repairs, rescue, flour, bread, provisions, food |
| Countries | USA; Cape Verde; Australia; Indonesia; Haiti; Madagascar; Mauritius |
| Places | Java |
| Ports | Nantucket, USA |
| Ships | Asia, Alliance |
| 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 |
