On this day: January 31

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on January 31, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1865 · Brewster: Traded with natives on Goram.
2. 1845 · Indian Chief: Two boats smashed during the whale hunt.
3. 1828 · Galatea: Whale smashed a boat.
4. 1847 · Draco: Sickness forced the ship into port.
5. 1852 · Fortune: Crew members were vaccinated.
6. 1825 · Victory: Caught a whale.
7. 1828 · Galatea: Caught a whale.
8. 1838 · Edward Quesnel: Caught 2 sperm whales.
9. 1839 · Edward Quesnel: Caught a sperm whale.
10. 1845 · Indian Chief: Caught 2 sperm whales.
11. 1846 · Draco: Caught a whale.
12. 1849 · Abigail: Caught a whale.
13. 1868 · Abraham Barker: Caught a sperm whale.
14. 1880 · Draco: Caught 4 pilot whales.
15. 1834 · Parker: Keeper lamented lack of whales.
16. 1834 · Bengal: Heavy rain poured in streams.
17. 1852 · Pacific: Saw white water.
18. 1877 · E. H. Hatfield: Caught three dolphins.
19. 1845 · Edward: Saw and struck porpoises.

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