Compton:Journal

Title:

Compton:Journal

Date:

1728/1730

Description:

Abstract: 'A Journall of our Intended Voyage in ye Ship Compton to Bengall in ye Indies' by Captain John Misenor, 17 February 1727/28-6 August 1730, and Received 1 September 1730. The journal contains:The daily entries for the voyage from London to the Downs (17 February 1727/28), Santiago (23 March 1728), Cape Fallso [Cabo Falso] (6 June 1728), Zeloan [Ceylon, i.e. Sri Lanka] (24 July 1728), Madderass [Madras, i.e. Chennai] (5 August 1728), Western Brace (13 September 1728), Hogg River [Hooghly River] (17 September 1728), and Fort Tanner [Fort Tanna] (20 September 1728)The daily entries for the voyage from Fort Tanner to Rayapore [Raypur] (25 December 1728), Cinda Creek (26 December 1728), Diamond Creek (28 December 1728), the Koilles (9 January 1728/29), Cochean [Kochi] (8 February 1728/29), Saccatra [Socotra] (11 March 1728/29), Mocha (25 March 1729) and Judda [Jeddah] (17 April 1729)The daily entries for the voyage from Judda to Mocha (24 July 1729), Madderass (27 August 1729), Western Brace (16 September 1729), Barabbola Sand (18 September 1729), New Town (20 September 1729), Hog River (21 September 1729), Rayapoore [Raypur] (22 September 1729), Pongelly [Pujali] (25 September 1729) and Calcutta [Kolkata] (1 October 1729)The daily entries for the voyage from Calcutta to Tanner's Reach (16 December 1729), New Town (17 December 1729), Ingelu [Ingeli] (20 December 1729) and Fort St George (7 January 1729/30)The daily entries for the voyage from Madderass to Cape Falso (22 April 1730), St Helena (15 May 1730), Dover (3 August 1730), South Foreland (4 August 1730), Hope Point (5 August 1730) and Woolwich (6 August 1730).The journal contains daily entries in seven columns: Date, H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], Courses, Winds, and weather conditions and other observations. The entries consist of remarks only when the ship is at anchor. The journal provides navigational information, notes on the sightings of other vessels, and other observations made during the course of the voyages.Physical description: The foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 188; 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 sequences of blank pages, ff 104-143 and ff 145-187, which have not been digitised.

Language:

English

Type:

Archival file

Type (Narrower):

Other Texts

Type (Broader):

Text

Subject:

Ships logs
Weather
Trade (practice)
Marine navigation
Dutch East India Company
Ostend Company

Geographic region:

Aden
Mocha
Judda

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000000229.0x00035d_ar
81055/vdc_100000000229.0x00035d_en
IOR/L/MAR/B/666B
IOR/L/MAR/B/666B

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