- MS 823/1-2;BJ Log book, 1835-1836 [In Viewforth to Davis Strait] 2 volumes, holograph
- MS 823/3;D Typescript copy of MS 823/1-2;BJ
Elder, Arctic whaling voyage 1835-1836
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- Dates of Creation1835-1836
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- Physical DescriptionLog book
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This Arctic whaling voyages to the Davis Strait was unsuccessful, Viewforth with Jane and Middleton was caught in the ice, the crew suffered from scurvy, cold and starvation. On arrival in Stromness in February 1836 fourteen had died and only seven were passed fit for duty from a total of eighty four men
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