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[Cleora (Bark) of New Bedford, Mass., mastered by James L. Smith, keeper John T. Randall, on voyage 18 May 1852 - 31 March 1855]

Partial journal relating to a whaling voyage to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Includes descriptions of types of whales seen or taken, accidents at sea, punishment on ship, and encountering a shipwreck. Also contains whale stamps, ship stamps, record of ships sighted and spoken to, drawings, a crew list, inventories of whale oil and bone, an itinerary, poems, and sea songs. Other places represented include Faial Island, Celebes, and Sao Jorge Island.

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