Journal of a voyage from Philadelphia to Antwerp

Date
1820-04-15
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Publisher
University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
Abstract
Description
Joseph Martin, a ship's boy on the merchant vessel Pacific , kept this ship's log during two 1820s voyages: Philadelphia, to Antwerp (Belgium), to Crounstant (likely Kronstadt, Russia), and back to Philadelphia with Captain Abiah Sharpe; and Philadelphia to Madras (India) and back with Captain James Moore. In addition to standard nautical data, Martin added a small number of illustrations, some in color, and many nautical and mathematical exercises, including data for a seemingly fictional trip from Boston to Madeira (Portugal) in 1808.
Keywords
Ships' logs, Crew lists, Exercises, Antwerp (Belgium), Philadelphia (Pa.), Madras (India)
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