On this day: December 19
What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on December 19, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.
- 1844 · Draco: Carpenter survived ninety-foot fall overboard.
- 1840 · Volant: Sick passenger put ashore.
- 1844 · Charles Phelps: Heavy sea smashed boat and bulwarks.
- 1877 · E. H. Hatfield: Left boat's davit head broke.
- 1843 · Draco: Keeper prayed for success and safety.
- 1844 · Edward: Caught a whale.
- 1845 · Charles Phelps: Searched the islands for elephant seals.
- 1846 · Charles Phelps: Caught a right whale.
- 1877 · E. H. Hatfield: Caught a whale.
- 1833 · Bengal: Navigated dangerous volcanic islands.
- 1834 · Bengal: Endured the heaviest gale ever experienced.
- 1844 · Draco: Keeper marveled at men surviving falls.
- 1850 · Fortune: Crew members sick aboard.
- 1856 · Daniel Wood: Crew found a floating chest.