Logbook, 1839 September 28-1840 October 29

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Title
Logbook, 1839 September 28-1840 October 29
Reference
Log 947
Collection
  • Mystic Seaport Museum: Logbooks
Document Type
  • Artwork, Illustrations and Photographs
  • Diaries, Journals and Logbooks
Date
28 Sep 1839 - 29 Oct 1840
Description
Logbook kept on board ship DELHI for an East Asian trading voyage from Boston, Mass. to Guangzhou (China), Old Anjer (Indonesia) and return to New York. Contains verse to keeper's father (signed L.B.T.) and mentions large numbers of grasshoppers 480 miles from land. DELHI carried cargo of tea, cassia, gunpowder, silks and matting. Includes pencil illustration of land profiles.
Theme
  • Trade