On this day: August 22

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on August 22, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1853 · Active: Traded whale teeth for provisions with islanders.
2. 1846 · Dunbarton: Caught 2 pilot whales.
3. 1849 · Draco: The ship began to leak.
4. 1876 · E. H. Hatfield: Mate refused to do duty.
5. 1832 · George Porter: Retrieved a cask of rum adrift.
6. 1834 · Parker: Caught 2 sperm whales.
7. 1838 · Edward Quesnel: Chilean forces captured Lima.
8. 1841 · Rowena: Caught a pilot whale.
9. 1846 · Indian Chief: Caught a whale.
10. 1849 · Draco: A prayer for whales.
11. 1852 · Fortune: Caught a whale.
12. 1863 · Mary: Caught 3 sperm whales.
13. 1883 · Pedro Varela: Caught a sperm whale.
14. 1833 · Parker: Keeper lamented the lack of whales.
15. 1847 · Draco: Pilot left the ship.
16. 1849 · Mary and Susan: Sighted snow-covered mountainous islands.
17. 1850 · Draco: Keeper complained about slow progress.
18. 1861 · Altamaha: Crew salvaged floating palm oil.
19. 1893 · Beluga: Watched six steamers take whales while getting none.
20. 1906 · Karluk: Observed plenty of ice.

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