Morice: Journal

Title:

Morice: Journal

Date:

1717/1719

Description:

Abstract: The journal of the East India Company ship Moriceis part of the Marine Department Records, Ships' Journals. The journal is in two physical volumes: IOR/L/MAR/B/679A, inscribed: 'This is my Original Journal of the Morice No. 1 Eustace Peacock Rec.d [Received] (by the East India Company in London) 30th Sept.r [September].', and IOR/L/MAR/B/679B, inscribed: 'This is my Original Journal of the Morice No. 2 Eustace Peacock. Rec.d [Recorded] 30th Sept.r [September] 1719'.The journal records the observations and accidents during the ship Morice's voyage from England towards Bombay, Mallabar [Malabar] Coast, Mocha and back. It contains daily entries in five columns: H [Hours], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Courses and Winds. It also provides general navigational information, weather conditions, latitude and longitude. The logbook also records incidents and activities on the ship and ashore, the number of seamen and soldiers on board, captains and merchants encountered, and ships saluted.The logbook contains notes of sightings of other vessels such as the Duke of York, the George, the Hannover, the Samson, and the Stanhope. Among the places and ports mentioned in the logbook are Portsmouth, St Helena, Downs, St Jago [Santiago, Cape Verde], Surat, Tellicherry [Thalassery], Madrass [Madras], Babelmandel [Bab-el-Mandeb], Cape Cardafoy [Cape Guardafui], Cape Commoroon [Kanniyākumāri, India], Cochin [Kochi], and Cape Bona Esperransa [Cape of Good Hope].Physical description: Foliation: this file consists of two physical volumes. The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the front cover of volume one (ff 1-123) and terminates at the inside back cover of volume two (ff 124-265); 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 254-264, which have not been digitised.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Ships
Ships logs
Trade (practice)
Morice

Geographic region:

Mocha
Surat
Bombay

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000229.0x000031_ar
81055/vdc_100000000229.0x000031_en
IOR/L/MAR/B/679A-B
IOR/L/MAR/B/679A-B

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