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<p>Partial log, kept by David McFall, relating to a whaling voyage to the South Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic oceans; ncludes descriptions of whales (blackfish, blue, bowhead, finback, gray, humpback, killer, right, and sperm), seen or taken, accidents and death at sea, and shipwrecks. Other places represented include Juan Fernandez Islands, Maui, San Francisco, Honolulu, Baja California, Lahaina, and Niihau. Logbook also contains log (1119B) of bark Martha voyage (1867-1868); Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by James R. Huntting, on voyage from 1 Sept. 1864-24 Apr. 1869, to the River Platte, Archer, Kamchatka, Arctic Ocean, Coast of California, Hawaiian Islands, Anadyr Sea, and Northwest Coast whaling grounds; owner-agent: Swift &amp; Allen; built at New York, N.Y., in 1822
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<br>Subjects: Huntting, James R., 1825-1882; Swift &amp; Allen (New Bedford, Mass.); Blue whale; Bowhead whale; Finback whale; Globicephala; Gray whale; Humpback whale; Killer whale; Marine accidents; Right whales; Seafaring life; Shipwrecks; Sperm whale; Voyages and travels; Whalers (Persons); Whalers (Persons)--Death; Whales; Whaling--Massachusetts--New Bedford; Whaling masters; Arctic Ocean--Description and travel; Baja California (Mexico : Peninsula)--Description and travel; Honolulu (Hawaii)--Description and travel; Juan Fernandez Islands--Description and travel; Lahaina (Hawaii)--Description and travel; Maui (Hawaii)--Description and travel; Niihau (Hawaii)--Description and travel; Pacific Ocean--Description and travel; San Francisco (Calif.)--Description and travel; South Atlantic Ocean--Description and travel; McFall, David</div>
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Fanny (Bark)</div>
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