On this day: October 24

What American whalers wrote in their logbooks on October 24, in every year of the atlas's voyages: the most interesting first, each linked to its day and the original logbook.

1. 1849 · Abigail: A mother and child were ailing aboard.
2. 1905 · Karluk: Captain Mag departed carrying the mail.
3. 1830 · George Porter: Caught 2 whales.
4. 1836 · Edward Quesnel: Caught a whale.
5. 1837 · Edward Quesnel: Caught a whale.
6. 1842 · Rowena: Caught a whale.
7. 1849 · Draco: Keeper prayed for better luck.
8. 1834 · Bengal: Keeper lamented the elements against them.
9. 1848 · Nimrod: Sighted high peaks of St. Jago.
10. 1905 · Karluk: Captain Mag left for San Francisco.
11. 1844 · Draco: Saw squids.
12. 1904 · Karluk: Got two boatloads of ice.

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