Ship's log of the Otago

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dc.contributor.authorHarding, Henry A., fl. 1879-1882.
dc.coverage.temporal1879 April 18th–1882 December 11
dc.date.accessioned2012-07-17T18:48:17Z
dc.date.available2012-07-17T18:48:17Z
dc.date.issued1879-04-18
dc.descriptionThis volume documents the voyages from Port Blakely, Washington Territory, to Noumea, New Caledonia, among other destinations such as Newcastle, Australia, and Honolulu, Hawaii, between April 18th, 1879 and December 11, 1882, on the ship Otago. The logbook is one leather bound volume, circa 320 pages, with entries in ink and pencil, and contains an account of life aboard the ship, weather reports, information about crew members and officers, ships seen and various notes on the fish, birds, and pests endemic to life at sea. A few entries also describe ports along with the "natives" and their clothing, canoes, and habits. Most entries are routine, however, the first entry recounts the rescue of the sole surviving sailor from the wreck of the schooner Ellen J. McKinnon of San Francisco. The author of the log, Henry A. Harding, also wrote expense lists with accompanying sums and a list of stores organized by crew member name. Much of the second half of the logbook is taken up with pages of Harding practicing his penmanship.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.lib.udel.edu/static/purl.php?mss0097_0033
dc.format.extent1 v. (ca. 320 p.) ; 31 cm.
dc.identifier.citationMSS 0097, Item 0033, Henry A. Harding, Ship's log of the Otago, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.
dc.identifier.collectionMSS 0097
dc.identifier.otherMSS 0097, Item 0033
dc.identifier.uniqueOCLC# 352926596
dc.identifier.urihttp://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/11198
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Delaware Library, Museums and Pressen_US
dc.relation.ispartofThis item forms part of MSS 0097 Diaries, Journals, and Ships' Logs collection.
dc.rightsNO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
dc.subjectShips' logs
dc.subjectCrew lists
dc.subject.lcshLogbooks--19th century
dc.subject.lcshLumber trade--United States--History--19th century
dc.subject.lcshSeafaring life--History--19th century
dc.subject.lcshShipping--Washington--History--19th century
dc.subject.lcshShipping--Australia--History--19th century
dc.subject.lcshShipping--Hawaii--History--19th century
dc.subject.lcshShipping--New Caledonia--History--19th century
dc.subject.lcshPacific Ocean--Description and travel
dc.subject.lcshMerchant mariners
dc.subject.otherOtago (Ship)
dc.titleShip's log of the Otagoen_US
dc.typeShips' logs.
dc.typeCrew lists.

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