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Bound personal journal of a sea captain containing dated entries for two ship voyages he captained, one for the ship Audubon and the other for the ship Gertrude. The Audobon voyage (November 20, 1850 to March 6, 1852) included a leg from New York to San Francisco around Cape Horn, carrying primarily women and children passengers going to the gold rush. From there the Audubon sailed to Manila and New Bedford, Connecticut. The voyage on the Gertrude (August 3, 1852 to April 2, 1854) sailed from New York to Canton, Calcutta, Macao, Singapore, and New Bedford, Connecticut. Interspersed throughout the entries are 28 finely rendered pen-and-ink and watercolor paintings of ships sighted and several landfalls.

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Title
Captain Alexander Winsor sea journal, 1850-1854.
Creator
Winsor, Alexander, creator
Published
1850-1854
Full Collection Name
Selections from The Bancroft Library
Project Name
Gold Rush Materials
Other Identifiers
BANC MSS 2013/125
Subject (Person)
Winsor, Alexander
Subject (Topic)
Gold mines and mining
Voyages to the Pacific coast
Women pioneers
Geographic Coverage
California
Type
Text
Format
Diaries
Language
English
Archive
The Bancroft Library
Note
Blank pages at the end of the diary were not imaged.
Note
Alexander Winsor (1811-1891) was a well-known clipper ship captain who commanded, among other notable vessels, Sea Nymph, Flying Cloud, Sea Serpent, and Herald of the Morning.
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