Lord Camden: Journal

Title:

Lord Camden: Journal

Date:

1783/1786

Description:

Abstract: Journey of the voyage of the East India Company ship the Lord Camdenfrom England to Bombay (Captain Thomas Walker), 17 March 1783/4 to 21 May 1786. The Lord Camdendeparted from the Downs on 17 March 1783/4, and the journal covers the ship's visits to the following destinations (dates are those of arrival): 27 June 1784, Joanna [Anjouan]; 20 July 1784, Bombay [Mumbai]; 28 September, 1784, Madras [Chennai]; 10 November 1784, Kedgerie [Khijri]; 14 April 1785, Mocha; 25 September-19 February 1785/86, St Helena; 16 May 1786, Asscension [Ascension]; 21 May 1786, Downs.The main part of the journal is a log book containing daily entries (although not for every day of the voyage) in seven columns: [Latitude by Observation, Latitude by Account, and Meridian Distance from a stated location], H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Courses, Winds, and a final column containing the date, remarks, and navigational observations. When the ship is at anchor the entries consist of remarks only. Information provided by these notes includes observations of weather and currents, sightings of land or other vessels, employment of the crew, and other miscellaneous remarks.The entries are double-dated, providing the dates in both Julian and Gregorian calendars.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at 1, and terminates at 132; 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:

Ships logs
Weather
Trade (practice)
Marine navigation
Lord Camden

Geographic region:

Madras
Joanna
Bombay

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000108.0x000273_ar
81055/vdc_100000000108.0x000273_en
IOR/L/MAR/B/419E
IOR/L/MAR/B/419E

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