Orford: Journal

Title:

Orford: Journal

Date:

1747/1749

Description:

Abstract: Journal of the East India Company ship Orford, kept by Captain Philip Jodrell. The journal covers the ship's voyage from England to Gombroon [Bandar Abbas] and Bombay [Mumbai], calling at the following places (all dates given are those of arrival): 12 January 1748, Gravesend; 20 February 1748, Downs; 25 February 1748, Spithead; 11 July 1748, Johanna [Anjouan]; 18 August 1748, Gombroon; 12 October 1748, Bombay; 4 December 1748, Tillicherry [Thalassery]; 15 December 1748, Anjango [Anchuthengu]; 8 May 1749, St Hellena [St Helena]; 10 August 1749, Deptford.The journal consists of daily entries in seven columns: H [Hours], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Courses, Winds, Weather, and a general remarks column. The general remarks include the date and notes on winds, weather, sea conditions, employment of crew, rigging, ship maintenance, courses, distances, supplies, land bearings, ship sightings, flora and fauna, and some navigational data.Captain Jodrell has inscribed and signed the journal (folio 2).The entry for 23 July 1748 contains a long description of an attempted mutiny on board the ship (folio 44).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 188; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.The volume includes a sequence of blank pages, ff 123-183, which have not been digitised.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Ships logs
Weather
Marine navigation
Trade (practice)
Orford

Geographic region:

Gombroon
Bombay

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000229.0x00011d_ar
81055/vdc_100000000229.0x00011d_en
IOR/L/MAR/B/630B
IOR/L/MAR/B/630B

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