Josiah: Journal

Title:

Josiah: Journal

Date:

1703/1704

Description:

Abstract: Journal of the East India Company ship Josiah. The journal covers the ship's voyage from England to Bombay [Mumbai] between 9 January and 8 December 1704 (Captain Randall Pye).The journal contains daily entries in two different formats. Firstly, daily entries written in a journal style (folios 3-24a and 47-73). Secondly, daily entries in six columns: H [Hour], Courses, K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Winds &c., and Remarks (folios 44-47). When the ship is at anchor, the entries consist of remarks only. The journal records navigational information, weather, contact with other East India Company ships and Dutch ships, commodities carried, and general remarks. The journal contains coast drawings (folios 53, 54, 58, and 79). Josiah was accompanied on the voyage by the East India Company ship Abingdon. Entries are double-dated using both the Old Style (Julian) and New Style (Gregorian) calendars.The journal records the ship's arrival at the following places: the Downs, 15 June 1703; Lizbon [Lisbon], July; Cascales [Cascais], July 1703; Sandy Bay, Guinea, October; Cape of Good Hope, November; Calicut, [Kozhikode], March; Carwara [Karwar], April; Maldives, February; Karwar, August; Bombay, October.The journal records the ship's arrival at the following places: the Downs, 15 June 1703; Cascales [Cascais, Portugal], 24 July 1703; Table Bay, 23 November 1703; Callicutt, [Kozhikode], 29 March 1704; Carwar [Karwar], 29 April 1704; Bombay, 15 May 1704; Carwar, 19 August 1704; Bombay, 18 October 1704.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 80; it is part of a larger physical volume; 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
Trade (practice)
Marine navigation
Weather
Josiah

Geographic region:

Callicutt
Table Bay
Carwar
Bombay

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000229.0x00025d_ar
81055/vdc_100000000229.0x00025d_en
IOR/L/MAR/B/713A
IOR/L/MAR/B/713A

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