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H.M.S. CHALLENGER, visit to Inaccessible Island, Oct. 16, 1873. Takeing towabonded me away, setting fire to their dwelling. These were not abandoned men,but actually two men who had landed their two years before in an unsuccessful attempt to make their fortune in sealing. (Image credit: Philadelphia Maritime Museum)