Journals on
Sampson(10 Apr 1784-10 Aug 1787, Abraham Munott),
Alexander(1789),
Prince of Orange(1790) and
Ossory(Fragment of log, 15 May 1792-20 May 1792)
Journals on
Sampson(10 Apr 1784-10 Aug 1787, Abraham Munott),
Alexander(1789),
Prince of Orange(1790) and
Ossory(Fragment of log, 15 May 1792-20 May 1792)
Date:
1784/1792
Description:
Abstract: This volume includes journals on
Sampson(10 April 1784-10 August 1787, Abraham Munott), Al
exander(1789),
Prince of Orange(1790) and
Ossory(fragment of log, 15 May 1792-20 May 1792).Daily entries for when the ship was at sail consist of tables recording the following: hours (H), courses, knots (K), fathoms (F), other navigational measurements, and comments. The comments mostly relate to the following: wind and other weather conditions; sightings of land; sightings of, and interactions with, other ships; actions performed by the crew; and the course of the ship.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 44; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which this shelfmark has been given its own separate foliation sequence, i.e. non-consecutive; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.