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but offshore whaling began as early as 1673

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Marblehead Lighthouse State Park

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“Portolan Chart of the Mediterranean and Black Seas with the West Coast of Spain and Portugal” created by Placido Oliva and published in the late 1580s is a good example of the types of nautical charts that made sea voyages between continents possible

Nantucket, Massachusetts wi gift but offshore whaling began asLocated about 30 miles south of Cape Cod, Massachusetts and twenty four miles off the coast of Southern New England, Nantucket is a tiny island with sunbaked, perfectly windswept, beautiful beaches, which makes it a premier summer destination. The islands pristine beauty stretches for 14 miles long and 3. 5 miles wide. The name "Nantucket" is believed to be derived from a Wampanoag word meaning "in the midst of waters," or "far away island. Nantucket