Partial Log of the Whale Ship Spartan, January 1, 1859-April 12, 1861

• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Digital Commons at Loyola Marymount University and Loyola Law School 2014
• Subjects: Bering Sea; New Zealand; Nantucket
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/mobydick-asc-galleryexhibit/58; https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/context/mobydick-asc-galleryexhibit/article/1057/type/native/viewcontent/LMU_MD_Log_Whaling.jpg

Artifact Label: Partial Log of the Whale Ship Spartan January 1, 1859-April 12, 1861 The Spartan was a 333 ton Nantucket whaling vessel. This portion of the whaling log, which begins in 1859 (the voyage originated in 1858) records the ship’s circular route from New Zealand to South America to the Be...