On this day: February 6

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on February 6, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1845 · Edward: Whaleboat nearly lost in heavy weather.
2. 1851 · Fortune: Injured crew members showed no improvement.
3. 1852 · Fortune: US warships entered harbor.
4. 1833 · Bengal: Keeper complained about boiling in the heat.
5. 1852 · Fortune: A man joined as cook.
6. 1853 · Lark: Keeper lamented their miserable vessel.

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