On this day: July 19
What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on July 19, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.
- 1844 · Indian Chief: Sick crewman landed ashore.
- 1838 · Edward Quesnel: Bobstays parted under strong winds.
- 1826 · Rosalie: Caught a whale.
- 1879 · Draco: Caught a whale.
- 1832 · Bengal: Battered by a gale and heavy hail.
- 1844 · Draco: Keeper lamented hard times against headwinds.
- 1844 · Indian Chief: Sick crew member landed.
- 1852 · Pacific: Ship in great danger off Cape Hope.
- 1904 · Karluk: Made fast to the ice.
- 1905 · Karluk: Shifted course to clear ice.