492 . RARE 1748 NANTUCKET SHIPPING DOCUMENT . Voyage of Ship Susanna by Captain Charles Gardner from London to Nantucket , with handwritten list of cargo , signed by Charles Gardner and dated 12 September 1748 . 4 ¾ in . x 9 in . Framed 8 in . x 12 in . 1,000 / 1,500
493 . LOG BOOK : THE SHIP HARBINGER LOG BOOK “ ON A WHALING VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN ’’ KEPT BY FRANCIS FISHER , MASTER . The Ship Harbinger out of Westbport Point , Massachusetts , Monday 15 May 1848 to Friday 25 July 1851 . 95 leaves , large folio , original half-calf . Includes descriptions of whales seen or taken , whale stamps ( 30 sperm , 41 flukes ), gams with numerous vessels ( e . g . President and Columba of Nantucket ), ports of call and islands sighted ( e . g . Callio , Flores , Talcahuano , Gallipagus ( sic ), Marquises , Mocha , etc ). Note : Several leaves trimmed along lower margin for scrap , but no losses to text . 13 ⅜ in . x 8 ¾ in . 2,000 / 3,000
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