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1. Charles: Journal, Henry Crosby
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- Abstract: Journal kept by Henry Crosby between 1619 and 1624, including voyages on the East India Company ships Charlesand Exchange.Folios 8-15 cover the voyage of the Charlesfrom England to Surat, March-October 1619, from Surat to Jasquet [Bandar-e Jask, Iran] and back, November 1619-January 1619 [New Style date, 1620], and from Surat to Achine [Banda Aceh, Indonesia], March-April 1620 (Captain John Bickell).Folios 15-16 state that Henry Crosby departed Achine aboard the Rauebuckein July 1620 and spent the next months trading along the coast of Sumatra before arriving at Jakatraye [Jakarta] in December. The Rauebuckecould be presumed to be the same as the East India Company ship Roebuck, except that the journal for the Roebuckfound in IOR/L/MAR/A/XXX states that the ship is travelling between the Cape of Good Hope and Surat in July-December 1620.For the remainder of the journal it is not clear which ship Crosby is aboard, until he arrives in England aboard the Exchange(Captain Richard Swanley). It has been presumed that he departed from Jakatraye in the Exchange, as there is no further mention of him changing ships.Folios 16-24 cover the voyage, presumably of the Exchange, from Jakatraye to patrol the coast of Mozambique as part of the Anglo-Dutch Fleet of Defence, with a base at the Island of Molala [Moheli, Comoros], October 1621-July 1622.Folios 24-29 cover continued service with the Anglo-Dutch Fleet of Defence, travelling from Molala to Surat, August-October 1622, patrolling the coast of India and joining a blockade of Goa, November 1622-April 1623, and arriving at Jakatraye in June 1623. Folio 28 describes an earthquake that was felt at sea off the coast of Sumatra on 27 May 1623.Folios 29-34 cover the voyage of the Exchange, accompanied by the East India Company ship Elizabeth, from Jakatraye to England, December 1623-June 1624.The journal consists of daily entries of information on navigation, winds, weather, contact with other ships, including engagements against Portuguese ships, and general observations.The margins contain several pencil annotations, presumed to have been added by someone within the India Office during the twentieth century.The dates provided in folios 8-20 have been altered to a year earlier than originally written. The altered dates fit with the remainder of the volume and are presumed to be correct.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 37; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.A previous foliation sequence, which is also circled, has been superseded and therefore crossed out.
2. Prince Frederick: Journal
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- Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship Prince Frederickfrom England to Bombay and back (Captain Edward Martin), 1722 (dates given are for arrival unless otherwise indicated). Downs, departed 31 March 1722; 30 August 1722, Mosambeque [Mozambique, also written in the journal as Mosambique and Mosambeaque]; 22 September 1722, Bombay; 23 October 1722, Suratt [Surat]; December 1722, towards Combarun [Bandar-e ʻAbbās]. The voyage ended on 10 April 1725, Downs. The journal does not cover the entire voyage.The journal consists of daily entries covering navigational information, winds, weather, contact with other East India Company ships and English men-of-war, sightings of other vessels, deaths of crew members, commodities carried and general remarks.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 201; 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 46-200, which have not been digitised.
3. Princess Anne: Journal
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- Abstract: The journal of the East India Company ship Princess Anne, commanded by Captain Nicholas Luhorne (fl 1710-1725), covering the period from 20 September 1716 to 4 February 1719. The journal contains:The daily entries for the voyage from Deptford to Gravesend (19 October 1716), Margett [Margate] (3 November 1716), the Downs (4 November 1716), Berry Head (7 November 1716), Cape Pitcher (18 November 1716), Cadiz (22 November 1716), Tenerife (24 December 1716), Cape Bona Esperance [Cape of Good Hope] (12 March 1717), Island of Mosambeque [Mozambique] (9 April 1717), Cape Guardafoy [Cape Guardafui] (6 May 1717), Aden (16 May 1717), Babellmandell [Bab al-Mandab] (18 May 1717) and Moha [Mocha, also written as Mocha in the journal] (22 May 1717)The daily entries for the voyage from Moha to the Island of Babellmandell [Jazirat Mayyun] (10 August 1717), Point of Aden (14 August 1717), Cape Guardafoy (19 August 1717), Pidgeon Island [Netrani Island] (2 September 1717), Tanoure [Tanur] (10 September 1717), Callicutt [Kozhikode] (14 September 1717), Tillycherry [Thalassery] (20 September 1717), Carwar [Karwar] (8 October 1717), Goa River [Mandovi River] (12 October 1717) and Bombay [Mumbai] (28 October 1717)The daily entries for the voyage from Bombay to Fort Alguardo [Aguada] (6 January 1718), Manguolore [Mangaluru] (13 January 1718) and Tillicherry (29 January 1718)The daily entries for the voyage from Tillicherry to Carwar (15 February 1718), Succatra [Socotra] (20 March 1718), Island of Babbellmandell (28 March 1718) and Moha (29 March 1718)The daily entries for the voyage from Moha to Aden (14 June 1718), Island of Telone [?] (10 July 1718), Poncherry [Puducherry] (14 July 1718) and Madrass [Chennai] (16 July 1718)The daily entries for the voyage from Fort St George to Sadrass [Sadras] (15 August 1718), Island of Degrais (2 October 1718), Don Mascarenas [Mascarene Islands] (6 October 1718), Cape Legullas [Cape Agulhas] (29 November 1718), Table Bay (3 December 1718), St Hellena [Saint Helena] (29 December 1718), Island of Ascention [Ascension Island] (10 January 1719) and Scilly (4 February 1719).The journal contains daily entries in seven columns: Week Day and Calendar Date, H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Courses, Winds, and additional Observations. When the ship is at anchor the entries consist of remarks only. The journal provides navigational information, notes on sightings of other vessels, and other observations made during the voyages. The author mentions meeting with '3 Callivatts' of the Bombay Marine at Carwar on 8 October 1717. The vessels had been placed under the command of Captain Alexander Hamilton (c 1688-1733) to 'aid and assist him in endeavouring to calm those people [i.e. soldiers of Sundem] & bringing them to a right understanding for ye advantage of our trade as for mainly in the produce of pepper w:ch is reckoned the best on all ye coast', in response to the Sonda Raja's siege of the English Factory at Carwar (folio 62). The author also makes reference to the Sarkhel of the Maratha Navy 'Angrey [Kanhoji Angre] whom is reackoned ye greatest rogue on all this [i.e. Maharashtra] Coast to every body except the English' (folio 65). He describes two lunar eclipses at 7pm on 6 March and on 30 August 1718 (folios 77 and 100). He later learns about the outbreak of the War of the Quadruple Alliance involving Britain, France, the Netherlands and the Holy Roman Empire against Spain, and the death of Charles XII of Sweden from a Dutch flyboat off the coast of Scilly on 4 February 1719 (folio 143).Physical description: The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 186; 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 144-185, which have not been digitised.
4. A Drawing (with a Western Perspective) of the East Indies from the Promontory of Good Hope to Cape Comorin
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- Abstract: This portolan map by the Dutch engraver, publisher, and map seller Frederick de Wit (1629 or 1630-1706) shows the Indian Ocean from the Cape of Good Hope to the west coast of India (Malabar). The map was first published in 1675 and was reprinted in 1715. It is oriented with east at the top. Kishm is placed in the present-day United Arab Emirates (UAE) and repeated as “Quaro” and “Quiximi.” The shape of the Arabian or Persian Gulf differs from that shown on other maps. There is a big island north of Bahrain Island named “Quezimi,” most likely another version of Qishm. Khorfan is shown twice: at one location in the present-day UAE in the Gulf of Corsca and the second on the Omani side, where it is called “Orfacan.” Mascalat, the region, is located at the center of the Arabian Peninsula, while the town of the same name is found south of Tablan, not far from the Arabian coast. “Ormuz,” a territorial name, is found around Oman and the present-day UAE. The Arabian Gulf is called “Mare Elcatif ol Sinus Persicus” (Al Qatif, Persian Gulf), while the Red Sea is marked “Mare Rubrum turcis Mare de Mecca olim Sinus Arabicus” (Red Sea, named Sea of Mecca by Turks and formerly known as the Arabian Gulf).Physical description: 1 map; color; 42 x 53.5 centimeters
5. PZ 376/1940 'Turkey: Earthquake in Turkey, 1939.'
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- Abstract: The file contains correspondence concerning the 1939 Turkish earthquake. It largely consists of: copies of letters from the Under Secretary to the Government of India, External Affairs Department, to the Counsellor, British Embassy, Angora [Ankara], Turkey, forwarding enclosed correspondence regarding expressions of sympathy and contributions towards the relief fund from various Indian municipal committees and councils, the Arya Samaj of Peshawar Cantonment, and Muslims of Navalgund and surrounding villages; and letters in response from the British Embassy, Angora.It also includes a copy of a telegram from HM Consul-General, Lourenço Marques [Maputo], Mozambique, to the Foreign Office [?], and a letter to the Turkish Ambassador from Philip Nichols, Foreign Office, regarding a donation from Muslim Indians at Lourenço Marques to be transmitted to the Turkish Relief Fund.The file includes copies of a letter in French from the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the British Ambassador to Turkey, 6 March 1940 (folios 19 and 31).Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover with 1, and terminates at the inside back cover with 59; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto side of each folio.
6. Political No. 32 of 1873, Forwarding a Copy of a Letter from the Government of Bombay, containing Intelligence from Mozambique
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- Abstract: This item consists of copies of a General Despatch from the Government of India Foreign Department to the Secretary of State for India, dated 14 February 1873, forwarding a copy of a letter from the Government of Bombay [Mumbai], containing intelligence from Mozambique received by the Acting Political Agent and Consul at Zanzibar.Physical description: 1 item (6 folios)