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Field name | Value |
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Title | Log of the Bengal |
Reference | Log 217 |
Library | Phillips Library, Peabody Essex Museum |
Collection | Logbooks |
Date | Aug 1827 - Dec 1827 |
Author / Creator | Kinsman, Nathaniel |
Description | The logbook of the ship Bengal details a voyage from Salem to India, the East Indies, and Sumatra. Home port was Salem.; owner was Pickering Dodge; master and keeper was Nathaniel Kinsman. It is an incomplete daily log describing wind, weather, location, provisions and supplies, and sightings of ships and animals. |
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; Indonesia |
Places | Sumatra |
Ports | Salem, USA |
Ships | Bengal |
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 |