On this day: July 10

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on July 10, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1846 · Indian Chief: Whale smashed two boats and capsized another.
2. 1867 · Abraham Barker: Keeper suffered from jaw pain.
3. 1834 · Addison: Boats arrived with fresh provisions.
4. 1846 · Draco: Keeper prayed for better weather.
5. 1864 · Brewster: Caught a whale.
6. 1869 · Abraham Barker: Caught a sperm whale.
7. 1833 · Bengal: Keeper noted whales dove to drink.
8. 1842 · Rowena: Took a pilot aboard.
9. 1844 · Solon: Keeper reflected on two months at sea.
10. 1844 · Charles Phelps: Twenty ships sighted at once.
11. 1864 · Brewster: Second mate laid up with sore hand.
12. 1893 · Beluga: Fleet blocked by ice off Point Hope.
13. 1906 · Karluk: Other ships tied up to the ice.

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