Log of the ship Peruvian, 1868-1870

Holograph ship log book of the merchant ship Peruvian, recording a voyage beginning at Hong Kong in June, 1868. The trip continued to Manila, Indonesia, and into the Indian Ocean toward Adelaide. In August 1869, the ship departed Japan for Hong Kong. After reaching port in September, having laid over until January 1870, the Peruvian headed back toward Manila, through the Sunda Islands and across the Pacific. The unnamed captain who maintained this log recorded details of open ocean travel, such as wind conditions and navigational calculations. There is also a pencil sketch of a ship's bow on the final page

• 1868-1870

1 v. ([150] pages), manuscript ; 24 cm

text

Several newspaper clippings accompanying the volume relate to the December, 1872 disaster off Cape Cod in which the Peruvian and all hands onboard were lost

• China--Hong Kong
• Indonesia
• Manila (Philippines)
• United States

• Peruvian (Ship)

• Commerce
• Logbooks
• Merchant Ships
• Travel
• Voyages and travels

• text

• English

Mms: 991000069699706535

Public domain (US)

Use: This work is available from the UC San Diego Library. This digital copy of the work is intended to support research, teaching, and private study.

Constraint(s) on Use: This work may be used without prior permission.

Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego, La Jolla, 92093-0175 (https://lib.ucsd.edu/sca)

2024-07-20