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Terceira Island

5 whaling voyages of the atlas came to Terceira Island, which their keepers wrote as “Terceira”, “Island of Terceira”, “St George & Terceria”, “Terceira and St Georg”.

Visits

  1. Packet, 1822–23: August 3, 1822, off, 2 days.
  2. Galatea, 1827–28: July 15, 1827, off, 1 day.
  3. Pacific, 1851–54: June 7, 1851, off, 2 days.
  4. Pacific, 1851–54: June 12, 1851, off, 1 day.
  5. Pacific, 1851–54: June 17, 1851, off, 8 days.
  6. Pacific, 1851–54: July 13, 1851, off, 4 days.
  7. Active, 1852–56: August 9, 1852, off, 1 day.
  8. Jireh Perry, 1860–64: October 21, 1860, off, 2 days.

What the logs record there

  1. 1851 · Pacific: Shore boat arrived for trading.
  2. 1851 · Pacific: Boiled blackfish (pilot whales) blubber.
  3. 1851 · Pacific: Obtained six dozen mackerel.
  4. 1851 · Pacific: Saw grampuses and lowered boats.

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