American whaler Franklin visited The Bay of Islands, New Zealand visited The Bay of Islands, New Zealand according to the newspaper New Zealander dated 27 March 1850

An item reported the American whaler Franklin master Mercator Cooper, 391 tons, 3,360 barrels black oil visiting on 8 February 1850 The Bay of Islands.(1)

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1. Bay of Islands, area on the east coast of the Far North District, North Island, New Zealand.

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