nantucket
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- A famous old island and former whaling capital, preferred by Ishmael as his departure point due to its historic significance and 'boisterous something'. It is metaphorically described as the 'Tyre of this Carthage' (New Bedford).
- location
- Massachusetts, USA
- prominence
- most promising port for whalemen
- status
- historic whaling capital
- type
- whaling port
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- visited
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- going on to Nantucket, and seeing how they spent their wages in _that_ place also
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- informed him of my intention to sail out of Nantucket, as being the most promising port for an adventurous whaleman to embark from
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- 2026-03-02T00:02:02.628Z
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- is described asTyre of this Carthage
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- Nantucket is metaphorically described as the 'Tyre of this Carthage' (New Bedford), highlighting its original and foundational importance to the whaling industry compared to New Bedford's later dominance.
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- Nantucket was her great original—the Tyre of this Carthage
- is wherefirst dead American whale was stranded
- description
- The island of Nantucket is identified as the historical location where the first dead American whale was stranded.
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- the place where the first dead American whale was stranded.
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- 2026-03-02T00:02:03.341Z
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