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[Temporary note, March 2015: those arriving from reddit may also be interested in this post, which has a bit more about the specific image and a few more like it.]

Note: this post is part 5 of my series on whaling logs and digital history. For the full overview, click here.

Note: this post is part 4, section 2 of my series on whaling logs and digital history. For the full overview, click here.

Note: this post is part 4 of my series on whaling logs and digital history. For the full overview, click here.

Note: this post is part I of my series on whaling logs and digital history. For the full overview, click here.

Melville Plots Oct 18 2012

Note: this post is part III of my series on whaling logs and digital history. For the full overview, click here.

Note: this post is part II of my series on whaling logs and digital history. For the full overview, click here.