Cape Verde
2 whaling voyages of the atlas came to Cape Verde, which their keepers wrote as “Brava, fogo and St Jago”, “St Jago & Fogo”.
Visits
- Nimrod, 1848–51: October 25, 1848, off, 1 day.
- E. H. Hatfield, 1876–78: March 18, 1877, off, 1 day.
What the logs record there
- 1848 · Nimrod: Admired the boats skimming the water.
- 1848 · Nimrod: Swallows and white millers flew aboard.
- 1848 · Nimrod: Saw plenty of porpoises.
- 1848 · Nimrod: Observed birds of several kinds.
- 1877 · E. H. Hatfield: Saw porpoises.