Chapter 1 route notes
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale chapter 1 map: Loomings
The interactive map opens this page at chapter 1. The static notes below explain the chapter's mapped location, distance changes, slope or depth changes, and source trail.
Anchor
Old Manhatto
Movement
stationary
Segments active
0
Chapter distance
0.0 km
Chapter facts
- Ishmael frames the voyage from the island city he calls old Manhatto.
- The chapter establishes the urge toward Cape Horn, the Pacific, and whaling before any mapped travel begins.
- No route segment starts yet.
- Sea-level or surface travel is modeled; no vertical depth component is assigned.
The map remains on Manhattan until the New Bedford departure in chapter 2.
Mapped paths in this chapter
| Path | From | To | Medium | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No new mapped path starts in this chapter; the scene remains tied to the current route state. | ||||