Swallow: Journal

Title:

Swallow: Journal

Date:

1801/1803

Description:

Abstract: Journal of the voyage of the East India Company ship the Swallowfrom Calcutta to England (Captain Arthur Muter) 1801-1802. The journal covers the ship's visits to the following destinations (dates are those of arrival): 19 November 1801, Calcutta [Kolkata]; River Hoogly; 13 January 1802, Mocha; Madras [Chennai]; Mocha; 14 July 1802; Falmouth.The first page (folio 1) of the journal is headed: 'This is my original journal on my own hand writing in the time I was appointed Com [Commander] September 27th 1801'. The journal was received 4th August 1803.The log book contains daily entries in eight columns: H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], C [Courses], W [Winds], [Remarks], H [Hour], and Weather; when the ship is at anchor, the entries consist of remarks only. The log provides navigational information, notes of sightings of other vessels, and general remarks.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 110; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which every 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.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Marine navigation
Weather
Trade (practice)
Ships logs
Swallow

Geographic region:

Mocha
Calcutta

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000108.0x0000a6_ar
81055/vdc_100000000108.0x0000a6_en
IOR/L/MAR/B/385-I
IOR/L/MAR/B/385-I

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