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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Veeder Journal |
| Reference | MSS 220/LOG 347 |
| Library | Nantucket Historical Association |
| Collection | Ships' Logs Collection |
| Date | 13 Sep 1848 - 24 Mar 1853 |
| Author / Creator | Veeder, Susan C Austin |
| Description | Journal kept by Susan C Austin Veeder, the captain's wife, relating to a whaling voyage on board the Nauticon. It includes watercolors of islands seen and descriptions of people and events on the voyage, including the birth and death of a baby, being stuck in Arctic ice for 13 days, and seeing a polar bear. |
| Document Type | Journal, Logbook, Manuscript |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | whaling, seasickness, health, disease, bereavement, birth, desertion, discipline, funeral, indigenous peoples, whale oil, sailor's life, sales, shipwreck, storm, supplies, trade, ice |
| Countries | USA; Panama; Peru; Chile |
| Places | Hawaii; Tahiti; Galapagos Islands; Aleutian Islands; Bering Strait |
| Ports | Nantucket, USA; Valparaíso, Chile; Talcahuano, Chile |
| Company | G and M Starbuck and Company |
| Ships | Nauticon |
| People | Charles A Veeder |
| 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 |
