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<p>Log, keeper unknown, relating to a whaling voyage to the North Pacific Ocean; Includes descriptions of whales, walruses, and devilfish (Mobulidae) seen or taken and arctic disaster; and accounts. Other places represented include Flores Island, Faial Island, and Banaba; Whaling vessel, out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by R.D. Wicks, on voyage 3 Aug. 1871-10 May 1875 to the Desolation whaling grounds; owner-agent: Jonathan Bourne, Jr.; built at New Bedford, Mass., 1853
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<br>Subjects: Bourne, Jonathan, 1811-1889; Wicks, R. D. (Rodolphus Delano); Ice--Arctic region; Mobulidae; Seafaring life; Voyages and travels; Walrus; Whalers (Persons); Whales; Whaling--Massachusetts--New Bedford; Whaling masters; Banaba (Kiribati)--Description and travel; Faial Island (Azores)--Description and travel; Flores Island (Azores)--Description and travel; North Pacific Ocean--Description and travel</div>
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Sea Breeze (Bark)</div>
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