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Mayhew Folger (March 9, 1774 – September 1, 1828) was an American whaler who captained the sealing ship Topaz that rediscovered the Pitcairn Islands in 1808, whilst one of HMS Bounty 's mutineers was still living. Early life and family.
14 de jun. de 2019 · Very soon Topaz’s captain, Mayhew Folger, realised that he had discovered the home of the Bounty mutineers and finally solved the mystery of what happened to Fletcher Christian and the Bounty. The 19th century and beyond
Nantucket-born sea captain Mayhew Folger is credited with three global circumnavigations and the 1808 rediscovery of Pitcairn Island and the sole surviving mutineer from The Bounty and his descendants. Retired from seafaring, Folger became Massillon’s first postmaster and operated the Commercial Inn in downtown Massillon, catering to canal ...
Mayhew Folger was an American whaler who captained the sealing ship Topaz that rediscovered the Pitcairn Islands in 1808. Only one of HMS Bounty's mutineers was still alive: John Adams, whose alias was Alexander Smith. Mayhew was a member of the Folger whaling family of Nantucket, Massachusetts, prominent Quakers.
13 de ene. de 2024 · Mutiny on the Bounty. The mutiny on HMS Bounty occurred on April 28, 1789, led by Fletcher Christian, one of the ship’s officers. Within the Bounty’s crew of 44 members, growing unrest and dissatisfaction with Captain William Bligh culminated in a dramatic rebellion.
Mayhew Folger ( Nantucket, 9 de marzo de 1774 - Massillon, 1 st de septiembre de 1828) es un navegante estadounidense que redescubrió las Islas Pitcairn en 1808.
Captain Mayhew Folger, discoverer of the the mutineers' colony on Pitcairn's Island, writes the Admiralty, in the midst of the War of 1812, noting his discovery and sending the Bounty's asimuth compass that had been given to my by Adam Smith (i.e. John Adams) in 1808.
