Hand Drawn Ship’s Chart of a Whaling Voyage of the Ship Niger to the South Atlantic, 1878-1882, and possibly the coast of Africa and Indian Ocean, under the command of Thomas A. Hallett; the entire chart was drawn on board the ship Niger, including the course of the Niger, whales flukes drawn in the locations where whales were seen, islands drawn where they belong such as Tristan de Cuna
30.5 in. x 21 in. Framed 36.25 in. x 26.25 in.
Note: this chart was authenticated by Bob Hellman and Paul Vardeman, and on another occasion by Stuart Frank and Mike Dyer of the New Bedford Whaling Museum around 2007.
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