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, Mas...
Alternative Title:
Log of the whaling ship Acushnet : Captain William B. Rogers out New Bedford two years voyage 1845 and Rowlett interest tables
Description:
The Acushnet is the same whaling ship Herman Melville joined in 1840; his experiences helped shape Moby-Dick.
Subject (Geographic):
Hawaii and Lima (Peru)
Subject (Name):
Acushnet (Whaler)
Subject (Topic):
Whaling, Whaling ships, and Description and travel
A classic of the sea, telling of the pursuit of Moby Dick, the white whale who defied capture
Description:
BEIN Za M497 851kb Copy 1: In original cloth. With dust jacket. Bookplate of Carl Van Vechten. Bookseller's label: The Holliday Bookshop, 49 E. 49th St., New York.
