Nautical SHIP Log 1805 LEDGER Journal HANDWRITTEN Navigation AMERICAN Maritime
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You are bidding on a very interesting and one of a kind 1805 American ships log / journal for the American Ship VENUS, as it traveled the OPEN Ocean on a 210 day voyage from Boston to Amsterdam, on to the Russian Port of Kronstadt and back to Boston! The "Venus" was an American Sailing Packet Ship out of Baltimore which traveled both the Transatlantic and Caribbean trade route. During the War of 1812 the Venus was captured by British Privateers as well as by American Privateers and the history of the ship is a perfect reflection of the hard times many American ships & sailors faced on the open seas during this era. AN AMAZING AMERICAN MARITIME ARTIFACT !Handwritten log is found in a scarce, partially printed, blank book specifically manufactured for this purpose, titled: "The Seaman's Journal: Being an Easy and Correct Method of Keeping the Daily Reckoning of a Ship, During the Course of Her Voyage. : The Columns and Spaces are Properly Ruled and Divided for the Entrance of Every Necessary Observation: and the Several Departments Arranged in the Most Regular and Conspicuous Manner". Boston: Printed by E. Draper "for J. White & Co. Booksellers and Stationers", 1800. Handwritten log covers from February 10, 1805 to September 6, 1805, and details a voyage from Boston to Amsterdam, on to the Russian Port of Kronstad, as well as a few
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