Maury Column Definitions
Maury data viewer columns
| Column | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sequence | The unique identifier for this date/location entry |
| VoyageID | The short-form Whaling Resource Identifier (WRI) of the voyage for this date/location entry, linking to AOWV voyage data. |
| Lat | Decimal latitude |
| LatType | L = Logbook; I = Interpolated or from gazeteer; blank = None |
| Lon | Decimal longitude |
| LonType | L = Logbook; I = Interpolated or from gazeteer; blank = None |
| Day | Day of Year |
| Month | Numerical Month of Year |
| Year | Year |
| Encounter | Cetacean Encounters: “NoEnc” = None Reported “Sight” = 1 or more cetaceans sighted “Strike” = 1 or more cetaceans struck |
| Species | Common name of cetaceans encountered; blank when no cetaceans reported. |
| AltSpecies | Common name of cetaceans encountered; blank when no cetaceans reported. |
| Number_Whales | Number of cetaceans sighted; blank when no cetaceans reported. |
| Struck | Number of cetaceans struck; blank when no cetaceans reported. |
| Tried | Number of cetaceans processed; blank when no cetaceans reported. |
| Barrels | |
| PosType | Text description for position information |
| Place | Geographical name of location when reported; blank when no name reported. |
| SpokenVessels | Other vessels spoken with on this date |
Maury index columns
| Column | Definition |
|---|---|
| Record ID | The short-form Whaling Resource Identifier (WRI) of this index entry |
| VoyageID | The short-form WRI of the voyage |
| Voyage | Voyage title |
| MasterID | The short-form WRI of the master |
| Master | The name of the master, as written in the Maury data |
| VesselID | The short-form WRI of the vessel |
| Vessel | The name of the vessel, as written in the Maury data |
| Rig | The vessel's rig, as written in the Maury data |
| Port | The port of departure, if it is contained in the Maury data |
| Destination | The destination of the voyage if it is contained in the Maury data. Sometimes this is a whaling ground or ocean, but sometimes it is just the first major port of call |
| Volume | The volume number of the first page of the data for this voyage in the physical Maury abstracts |
| Page | The page number of the first page of the data for this voyage in the physical Maury abstracts |
| Link | The URL of the first page of the data for this voyage in the scanned version of the Maury abstracts. WARNING: these URLs will not work with the Firefox browser. |
| Places | The URL of a table listing the main ports of call during the voyage, in the scanned version of the Maury abstracts. WARNING: these URLs will not work with the Firefox browser. |
| Notes | Notes from the indexer |
| Years | A list of all years the vessel was at sea on this voyage |