On this day: May 7

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on May 7, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1849 · Mary and Susan: A whaleboat was stove.
2. 1905 · Karluk: Henery set out with native sleds.
3. 1834 · Bengal: Caught a whale.
4. 1845 · Draco: Caught a whale.
5. 1906 · Karluk: Delivered meat and transferred sled dogs.
6. 1844 · Draco: Keeper lamented dull sailing.
7. 1845 · Draco: Celebrated taking a large whale.
8. 1849 · Nimrod: Felt sad and lonely.
9. 1850 · Draco: Keeper wondered where the whales were.
10. 1893 · Beluga: Young ice trapped the whaleboats.
11. 1826 · Rosalie: Saw fish.

May 6 · May 8

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