On this day: July 1

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on July 1, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1861 · Altamaha: Spotted a comet star.
2. 1834 · Bengal: Levant's captain reported losing six whales.
3. 1844 · Solon: Caught a whale.
4. 1846 · Draco: Keeper noted his birthday.
5. 1849 · Draco: Keeper noted his birthday.
6. 1852 · Fortune: Caught a whale.
7. 1861 · Jireh Perry: Signaled for island canoes, but none came.
8. 1864 · Brewster: Caught 4 whales.
9. 1826 · Rosalie: Keeper noted unusually cool weather.
10. 1865 · Brewster: Tricked a buyer with old equipment.
11. 1905 · Karluk: Sailed among ice in snow and rain.
12. 1846 · Dunbarton: Saw squid in the water.
13. 1852 · Fortune: Saw plenty of sulphur bottom (blue whale) whales.
14. 1864 · Brewster: Macomber went off duty.
15. 1905 · Karluk: Plenty of ice in sight.

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