Wilmington: Journal

Title:

Wilmington: Journal

Date:

1736/1739

Description:

Abstract: 'The Journal of a Voyage by God's Permission in the Ship Wilmington from the Port of London, to Mocha & Bombay and Other Places and Parts in the East Indies commenced ye 23rd Sep:br 1736 at Deptford Cpn Mr Charles Massey Commander. Rec. 12th May 1739' and 'The Diary of the Most Material Transactions Signals and Passages during my Commandoreship over the Marine Squadron belonging to the Hon:ble East India Company at Bombay'. The first journal records the following (dates are those of arrival):The daily entries made during the ship's voyage from Deptford to Gravesend (6 October 1736), the Downs (2 November 1736), Praia (3 January 1736/37), Table Bay (13 March 1736/37), Joanna [Anjouan] (3 May 1737), Aden (5 June 1737) and Bombay [Mumbai] (2 July 1737)The daily entries made during the ship's voyage from Bombay to Mangalore [Mangaluru] (16 October 1737)The daily entries made during the ship's voyage from Mangalore to Garia [Girye] (9 November 1737), Dabull [Dābhol] (11 November 1737), Dunde Rogi Pore [?] (13 November 1737) and Gombroon [Bandar-e ʻAbbās] (9 December 1737)The daily entries made during the ship's voyage from Gombroon to Bombay (26 January 1737/38)The daily entries made during the ship's voyage from Bombay to Tellecherry [Thalassery] (6 March 1737/38), Cochin [Kochi] (10 April 1738), Anjanga [Anchuthengu] (15 April 1738), Sadrassapatam [Sadras] (4 May 1738) and Madras [Chennai] (4 May 1738)The daily entries made during the ship's voyage from Madras to St Helena (27 November 1738), the Downs (8 April 1739), Westcott Bay (12 April 1739), Sheerness Point (17 April 1739) and Poorfleet [Purfleet] (18 April 1739).The journal contains daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds, Courses, and Calendar Date, weather conditions and other observations. The entries consist of remarks only when the ship is at anchor. The journal provides navigational information, notes of sightings of other vessels, and other observations, and all dates are given in both old and new style.The second diary records the most material transactions, signals and passages during Captain Massey's command over the East India Company's Marine Squadron based at Bombay. The diary contains further observations on the ship's passage from Bombay to Mangalore, Annanore [Kannur], Dunde Rogi Pore, Gombroon, Bombay and Tellicherry.Physical description: The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 241; 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 155-225, which have not been digitised.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Ships logs
Weather
Trade (practice)
Marine navigation
East India Company Factory

Geographic region:

جمبرون
سانت هيلينا
مسقط
جلفا
جوانا
عدن
خليج تيبل
بومباي

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000229.0x0001ab_ar
81055/vdc_100000000229.0x0001ab_en
IOR/L/MAR/B/640B
IOR/L/MAR/B/640B

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