On this day: January 17

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on January 17, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1835 · Bengal: Cooled rudder irons with water.
2. 1825 · Victory: Caught a whale.
3. 1833 · Parker: Caught a sperm whale.
4. 1834 · Parker: Caught a sperm whale.
5. 1843 · Rowena: French warship delivered an anchor.
6. 1865 · Brewster: Harbor master spoke no English.
7. 1845 · Indian Chief: Battered by a tremendous gale.
8. 1849 · Draco: Caught a porpoise.
9. 1849 · Abigail: Failed to find Lagoon Island.
10. 1864 · Brewster: Captain guarded the empty pantry key.
11. 1833 · Bengal: Keeper lamented dull times.
12. 1833 · Bengal: Saw two bonefish.
13. 1853 · Fortune: Saw a school of grampos.

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