On this day: July 2

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on July 2, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1845 · Draco: Cook flogged for fighting.
2. 1834 · Parker: Whales smashed four boats during chase.
3. 1906 · Karluk: Crewman punished for stealing clothes.
4. 1834 · Parker: Caught 2 sperm whales.
5. 1845 · Draco: Prayed for blessings after whaling trouble.
6. 1850 · Draco: Keeper prayed for oil and safety.
7. 1866 · Abraham Barker: Caught 4 pilot whales.
8. 1917 · Pedro Varela: Caught a whale.
9. 1832 · Bengal: Sailed through freezing air and snow squalls.
10. 1837 · Addison: Chart showed wrong latitude for island.
11. 1846 · Draco: Ready for more oil.
12. 1846 · Dunbarton: Keeper lamented hard times.
13. 1851 · Fortune: Mundoon reported some better.

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