'Short observations of the 3. viage 1607 in the Dragon'

Title:

'Short observations of the 3. viage 1607 in the Dragon'

Date:

1607/1609

Description:

Abstract: The volume consists of a summary of the original journal of William Keeling concerning the Third Voyage of the East India Company to India, 1607-10. The summary was probably drawn up by an East India Company scribe in London. The extracts relate to Keeling's service as Captain successively of the Dragon, 1607-08, and the Hector, 1608-09. Keeling instructed the Dragonto set sail for England on 23 November 1608 (folio 4).The two ships concerned were the Dragon[full title the Red Dragon]: voyage to Bantam, 1607-09 (Captain William Keeling, later Gabriell Towerson), and Hector:voyage to Surat and Bantam (Captain William Hawkins, later William Keeling), 1607-10.The Dragonleft the Downs on 12 April 1607; reached Saldania [Saldanha, Cape of Good Hope] on 17 December 1607, anchored at Abderacaria [Abd al Kuri, Socotra] on 25 April 1608, was at Priaman [Pariaman, Indonesia] in July 1608, and was at Bantam [Banten, Indonesia] from October to November 1608. The Hectorwas at Banda [the Banda Islands] from February 1608 [New Style date February 1609] to August 1609, and at Bantam from August to October 1609.Note on front cover: '12 March 1606/7. Dragon, Consent, Hector' and '1606/7. 3Voyage' (folio 2).Inscribed: 'The princepall notes of the third voyadge [sic] to the East Indies by William Keelinge [Keeling] Governor Begunne the 12th of March Ann. Domino 1607' (folio 3).The summary covers: general navigational information; winds; the provisioning of the ship; descriptions of trading activity; commodities traded (especially pepper, spices, and cloth); references to Dutch trading activity; and general remarks.The decision to establish an English factory at Bantam, with Augustine Spaulding as Chief Factor, is described on folio 5.The dates of the entries (where indicated) are Old Style (Julian calendar).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 12; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Ships logs
East India Company, third voyage (1607-1610)
Trade (practice)
Hector
Dragon

Geographic region:

Bantam
Banda

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000001273.0x0001a5_ar
81055/vdc_100000001273.0x0001a5_en
IOR/L/MAR/A/VI
IOR/L/MAR/A/VI

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