Log of the whaling ship Acushnet : Capt. W.B. Rogers out N.B. 2 yrs. voyage 1845 : manuscript
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Description
- Title
- Log of the whaling ship Acushnet : Capt. W.B. Rogers out N.B. 2 yrs. voyage 1845 : manuscript
- Alternative Title
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Log of the whaling ship Acushnet : Captain William B. Rogers out New Bedford two years voyage 1845
Rowlett interest tables - Creator
- Bowles, Resolvid W., author
- Contributor
- Rowlett, John.
- Published / Created
- not before 1847.
- Publication Place
- United States? and United States
- Abstract
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Manuscript ship's log, illustrated, mounted on pages from a bound printed copy of John Rowlett's Tables of Discount, or Interest, on Every Dollar[...]. The majority of the volume (pages 1A/1B-31) details a whaling voyage that began in New Bedford, Massachusetts, on 1845 July 18, destined for the Pacific Ocean. The author describes whale hunts, places visited (including Lima, Peru, and the Hawaiian islands), weather, animals, and life on the ship. Illustrated with eight colored-pencil drawings of ships, whale species, and geographic views. The last entry, dated 1847 November 5, marks the end of the voyage. Pages 32-38 contain six poems or shanties; the names and locations of the crew and officers are listed on pages 39-40.
- Description
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The Acushnet is the same whaling ship Herman Melville joined in 1840; his experiences helped shape Moby-Dick.
Title from title page.
Written on single sheets of paper adhered to a printed copy of Rowlett's Tables of Discount. Page 1A/1B is laid in. Resolvid W. Bowles' name and occupation (cooper) are written on the title page and he is listed among the ship's crew, but it is unclear whether the manuscript is in his hand or was copied by someone else at a later date.
Endpapers include manuscript notes, figures, and J.D. Sturtevant's autograph. The number "4050" is written on a sticker adhered to the title page.
In English. - Provenance
- From the collection of William S. Reese, Yale 1977. Purchased from James Cummins Bookseller (Christie's sale, 2022 September 14, lot 670) on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2023.
- Extent
- 1 volume (42 pages) ; 29 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Za B6811 847J
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Drawings (visual works)
Ships' logs - Resource Type
- text
- Subject (Geographic)
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Hawaii
Lima (Peru) - Subject (Name)
- Acushnet (Whaler)
- Subject (Topic)
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Whaling
Whaling ships
Description and travel - Subjects
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Acushnet (Whaler)
Whaling
Whaling ships
Hawaii > Description and travel
Lima (Peru) > Description and travel
Reese, William S. > Ownership
Sturtevant, J.D. > Autograph
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Resolvid W. Bowles, Log of the Whaling Ship Acushnet. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 16385607
- Object ID (OID)
- 33110702