Severn: Journal

Title:

Severn: Journal

Date:

1745/1748

Description:

Abstract: Journal (log book) of the voyage of the East India Company ship Severnfrom Deptford to Bombay [Mumbai] and back, (Captain Joseph Collier) 1745-1748. The journal records the ship's arrival at the following places: 30 January 1746, Portsmouth; 27 May 1746, Johanna [Anjouan]; 8 July 1746, Aden; 26 July 1746, Mocha; 29 November 1746, Bombay; 17 February 1747, Mangalore; 19 February 1747, Telechery [Thalassery]; 9 April 1747, Bombay; 28 May 1747, Fort St David; 27 November 1747, Cape of Good Hope; 9 January 1748, St Helena; 22 April 1748, Kinsale; 26 May 1748, Downs.The journal consists of daily entries of information on navigation, winds, weather, contact with other ships, death of crewmembers, and general observations.The first page of the Journal is headed: 'This is my original Journall Joseph Collier' Witnessed by Robert James and received on 28 June 1748.The log book contains daily entries in eight columns: H [Hour], K [Knots], F [Fathoms], C [Courses], W [Winds], [Remarks], H [Hour], and Weather; when the ship is at anchor, the entries consist of remarks only. The log provides navigational information, notes of sightings of other vessels, and general remarks. Entries are double-dated using both the Old Style and New Style years.A list of the ship's officers and crew is on folios 1-3, noting various events such as 'died at sea', 'turned Mohammedan [Muslim] at Mocha', 'run [away] at Cape of Good Hope'.Physical description: Foliation: the foliation sequence for this description (used for referencing) commences at f 1, and terminates at f 166; it is part of a larger physical volume of different shelfmarks in which this 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
Trade (practice)
Weather
Marine navigation
Severn

Geographic region:

Mocha
Johanna
St Helena
Bombay

Rights:

رخصة حكومة مفتوحة

Identifier:

81055/vdc_100000001399.0x00019c_ar
81055/vdc_100000001399.0x00019c_en
IOR/L/MAR/B/139B
IOR/L/MAR/B/139B

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