'A Journall kept by me Edward Austin mate of the Hart from England to Surrat'
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- 'A Journall kept by me Edward Austin mate of the Hart from England to Surrat'
- Date:
- 1627/1629
- Description:
- Abstract: Journal of the East India Company ships the Hartand the Mary, kept by ship's mate Edward Austin. The journal covers the Hart's voyage from England to Surrat [Surat] and Gumaroone [Bandar-e ʻAbbās], and the Mary's voyage from Surat to Bantam and England (all dates are those of arrival): 10 July 1627, Cape [of Good Hope]; 10 September 1627, Mohelia [Moheli, Comoros]; 30 November 1627, Surrat; 6 January 1628, Gumaroone; 25 February 1628, Surat; 27 May 1628, Mauricius [Mauritius]; 6 July 1628, St Augustin Bay, Madagascar; 22 July 1628, Mozambique; 4 August 1628, Johanna [Anjouan, Comoros]; 4 October 1628, Surat. At this point Edward Austin appears to board the Mary, whose voyage continued from Surat as follows: 25 December 1628, Bantam; 7 August 1629, Cape Verde; 12 October 1629, Silly [Isles of Scilly]; 28 November 1629, Downes [Downs]; 13 December 1629, Erith.The journal consists of daily entries in three columns. The first column contains navigational data and the occasional remark on landings. The second column contains the day of the month. The third column contains further navigational data and notes on land bearings, courses, wind, and weather.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence (used for referencing) commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 76; 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 51-74, which have not been digitised.Pagination: the file also contains an original pagination sequence.
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Archival file
- Type (Narrower):
- Other Texts
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Trade (practice)
Weather
Marine navigation
Ships logs
Hart
Mary - Geographic region:
- Gumaroone
Surrat
Bantam - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100000001273.0x000331_ar
81055/vdc_100000001273.0x000331_en
IOR/L/MAR/A/XLVII
IOR/L/MAR/A/XLVII